title: Glycemic control and fetal abdominal circumference.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study about the correlation between the glycemic status and increase in fetal abdominal circumference in gestational diabetes patients and its relationship with fetal birth weight.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-five gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) patients were taken up for study with duly informed consent and suggested for anthropometry profile and glycemic profile with HbA1C. Fetal abdominal circumference was measured during routine scans. The patients were followed up till delivery and the fetal birth was noted.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy-five gestational diabetic mothers who have attended a secondary level diabetic clinic and on regular follow-up were included in the study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pre-GDM mothers, patients with co-morbid disease were excluded from the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fetal abdominal circumference correlated well with fluctuating glycemic control and fetal birth weight.
authors.affiliation: Pondicherry Speciality Centre, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gopinath
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Varalakshmi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manoj
authors.lastname: Rubiya
keywords: Gestational diabetes mellitus; fetal abdominal circumference; glycemic control
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