Ultrasound guided management of women with Gestational diabetes improves neonatal outcomes

It was a retrospective and observational study of 221 women with GDM and their infants, among which, 134 had documentation of ultrasound-guided management while 87 did not. The researchers compared those who had GDM management tailored according to fetal growth and those who did not.

Key findings of the study were:

• Upon evaluation, researchers found no significant difference in size-for-gestational age between groups.

• They found that fewer neonates in the ultrasound-guided management group were admitted to the Special Care or Intensive Care Nursery (29.1% vs 48.3%), had a prolonged hospital stay (3.7% vs 13.8%), or had hypoglycemia after birth (42.5% vs 56.3%).

• They noted that the reduction in admission rates and prolonged hospital stays remained significant after controlling for confounding variables.

The authors concluded, "Ultrasound-guided management was independently associated with improvements in some neonatal outcomes."

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https://www.diabetesresearchclinicalpractice.com/article/S0168-8227(21)00049-8/fulltext