Maternal and neonatal blood glycosylated hemoglobin with maternal diabetes

ABSTRACT

The study included 35 newborns of diabetic mothers. They were subjected to full clinical examination including maternal history of abortion and the mode of delivery, signs of hypoglycemia, respiratory distress, jaundice and birth weight. The blood sugar in newborns, glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA[1c]] were done to all cases. Also maternal blood sugar and HbA[1c]] were done. A significantly higher maternal blood sugar and HbA[1c] than controls were found indicating the poor control of diabetes in the last two months of pregnancy. Also there was positive correlation between maternal and infant HbA[1c]. This may reflect the state of metabolic changes in diabetes. Significantly higher newborn HbA[1c] in cases with signs of hypoglycemia was observed in our I.D.M. A significantly lower newborn blood sugar was found in cases with history of repeated abortion, cases with hypoglycemic signs and cases with history of R.D. were found