Gestational diabetes mellitus and fetal death in Mozambique: an incident case-referent study.
BACKGROUND
Third trimester fetal death is a common problem in Mozambique, occurring in approximately 5% of parturient women.


OBJECTIVE
To elucidate the magnitude of the gestational diabetes mellitus problem, and to estimate its prevalence in a group of women with unexplained late fetal deaths and in women with live fetuses (referents).


METHODS
An incident case-referent study of 109 pregnant Mozambican women with fetal deaths and 110 women delivering liveborns, regarding fasting B-glucose, oral glucose tolerance test and glycosylated hemoglobin.


RESULTS
The difference in gestational diabetes mellitus prevalence in the two groups is not significant. The prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus was high in both groups: 11% and 7%, respectively.
Challis
Kenneth
K
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sundsvall Hospital, Sweden. Kenneth.Challis@lvn.se
Melo
Armandio
A
Bugalho
Antonio
A
Jeppsson
Jan O
JO
Bergström
Staffan
S
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009073:Mozambique / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D015995:Prevalence
D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin