title: [The physical development of newborns and infants born to diabetic mothers].
abstract: The aim of the study was the prospective evaluation of somatic growth of 103 children born to diabetic mothers during 1 years observation. The infants were divided into 3 groups acc. to class of maternal diabetes (acc. to White). Consequently, the following groups were established: 41 infants of GDM mothers, 44 of mothers with class B, C, and the group of 18 children of mothers with severe diabetes class D-F. The maternal diabetes was treated by intensive insulinotherapy or only by diet. Body mass, body length were measured and Symmetry index was calculated for each subject after birth, in 6 and 12-month of life. The following conclusions were drawn from the study: 1) the newborns of diabetic mothers still demonstrate excessive physical growth, 2) somatic development normalize up to 12 months of their life, 3) a type of mother's diabetes has a influence on the observed value of morphotic data.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Endokrynologii Dzieci i Młodziezy Katedry Pediatrii Polsko-Amerykańskiego Instytutu Pediatrii Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagielońskiego, Kraków 30-363, ul. Wielicka 265. lidia.tokarska@wp.pl
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tokarska
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dziatkowiak
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Starzyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics