title: Value of glycosylated haemoglobin determination in diabetic pregnancy.
abstract: A single measurement of total maternal glycosylated haemoglobin (Hb A1) in the late third trimester of a diabetic pregnancy is of limited value in assessing diabetic control. There was no significant correlation between maternal Hb A1 values and neonatal C-peptide values or birth-weight ratios. An isolated Hb A1 measurement is not sufficiently sensitive to monitor the control of diabetes during pregnancy nor is it useful in predicting perinatal outcome.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D002096:C-Peptide / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000032:analysis*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D002096:C-Peptide; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin