Increased blood viscosity and tachypnoea in infants of diabetic mothers.
Tachypnoea was significantly more common in class B than in class A or C infants of diabetic mothers. Whole blood viscosity at a standardised packed cell volume and moderately low shear rate was significantly higher in infants of diabetic mothers with tachypnoea than in those without tachypnoea or healthy controls.
D001809:Blood Viscosity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012120:Respiration Disorders / Q000097:blood*