title: Retrospective evaluation of perinatal outcome in women with mild gestational hyperglycemia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess maternal and perinatal complications associated with mild gestational hyperglycemia (MGH).
  
  
  METHODS
  This retrospective study was conducted in the perinatology division of Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Hospital between January and June 2009. Four hundred and eighty one patients with MGH and 212 patients with pre-gestational diabetes or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) were recruited in the study. The control group consisted of 479 patients with normal glucose challenge test. Patients with MGH and the control group were compared in terms of maternal and neonatal complications.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The rates of large-for-gestational-age (LGA) or macrosomic infants, pregnancy induced hypertension, primary cesarean delivery, preterm delivery and neonatal hypoglycemia were significantly higher in patients with MGH, GDM or preexisting diabetes. The rates of spontaneous preterm labor, shoulder dystocia, hyperbilirubinemia, low 1-min Apgar score, fetal malformations and neonatal morbidity did not differ between the groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MGH is associated with an increased risk of primary cesarean delivery, preterm delivery, pregnancy induced hypertension, and macrosomic and LGA infants.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecology, Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oktay
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kaymak
authors.forename: Can T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Iskender
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ustunyurt
authors.forename: Yasemin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Melike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Doganay
authors.forename: Nuri
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Danisman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D002585:Cesarean Section; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000151:congenital / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult