title: [Evaluation of the prognostic value of chosen maternal risk factors of complications existing among newborns of GDM mothers].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  According to WHO definition, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a disorder of carbohydrates tolerance during pregnancy. The incidence of GDM is about 2-4% in the population at pregnant women. Prematurity, neonatal dystrophy (particularly hypertrophy), hypoglycemia and other clinical abnormalities are more frequent in the group of the neonates of diabetic mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  The aim of this study was to separate the maternal risk factors of complications existing among neonates of diabetic mothers as well as the statistical analysis of their prognostic values.
  
  
  METHODS
  260 newborns of GDM mothers, born at Polish Mothers Health Center were observed. The group of pregnant women was divided into two subgroups according to GDM class--G1 or G2. At 116 (44.6%) pregnant women glycemia was regulated dietetic treatment (G1 class). 144 women (55.4%) were treated with insulin (G2 class). The control group were 153 newborns from pregnant women with excluded GDM after carbohydrates tolerance screening test provide between 24-28 week. Estimation of the newborns status after birth was based on Apgar Score and umbilical blood pH. Basic laboratory tests were done in umbilical blood. Blood glucose concentration were monitored in all cases. Bilirubin concentration, infection screening tests were provided due to clinical status. Statistic evaluation was performed using special computer programs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  G2 class of the Gestational Diabetes Mellitus significantly increases the frequency of newborn macrosomia, LGA, birth trauma, hypoglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, cardiomyopathy and respiratory disorders. Prematurity is more frequent among newborns from GDM mothers group and it determines a potent risk factor of low Apgar Score, hypoglycemia and respiratory disorders. The following risk factors are unimportant for the frequency of complications existing among newborns of diabetic mothers: mothers age, number of delivers, obstetric complications and delivery of newborn with a congenital malformation in an anamnesis.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Neonatologii Instytutu Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki w Lodzi.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elzbieta
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lech
mesh_terms: D001034:Apgar Score; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012307:Risk Factors