Gestational diabetes negatively affects both mother and newborn: Study
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) negatively affects both the other and the newborn, according to a recent study published in the Primary Care Diabetes.
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a high glucose level detected during pregnancy and usually it disappears after 42 days of post-partum. The aim of this research was to assess the maternal and newborn effects of Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in resource limited settings.
A prospective cohort was implemented in the five referral hospitals of Amhara region. Data were collected using both primary data collection tool and reviewing the patients' charts. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the effects of Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)on the pregnancy outcomes, fractional regression was used to estimate the proportion of weight gain in the first 3 months, Poisson regression was used to identify the effects of Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) on the episodes of childhood infectious diseases, independent sample t-test was used to estimate the effects of GDM on the newborn serum zinc and vitamin D levels.
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