Authors
Dr. K P Paulose, MD, FACP, FRCP (Lond)1
1Chief Physician, SUT Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram
Abstract
Introduction: The most prevalent chronic medical condition in the pregnant population is diabetes. The prevalence of gestational diabetes is increasing globally and may be as high as 14%, particularly in women from ethnic minority group.
Objective: To find out the prevalence of gestational diabetes and to see the perinatal outcome.
Methodology: A total of 700 patients who attended the antenatal clinic of the S U T Hospital were studied. Patients with history of Pre-gestational diabetes were excluded. Two tests were done during the study: the glucose challenge test, followed by the O’Sullivan Test.
Result: The study group comprised of patients who belonged to the higher socio-economic strata. There were a total of 78 patients with gestational diabetes (GDM). Thus the prevalence of GDM was found to be 11.2% which was quite high compared to different studies.
Keywords: Gestational diabetes, Perinatal outcomes, Prevalence of gestational diabetes.