Influence of maternal levels of blood glucose on fetal outcome

• Published in: International journal of gynecology and obstetrics Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 363 - 369
• Main Authors: Raman, Leela, Rao, Veena A., Kumar, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.10.1982
• Subjects: Birth Weight; Blood Glucose - analysis; Female; Fetal Death; Fetal outcome; Hemoglobins - analysis; Humans; Hypertension - blood; Hypoglycemia; Infant, Newborn; Low birth weight infants; Low glucose levels; Maternal levels of fasting blood glucose; Maternal nutrition; Normal and toxemic pregnancies; Obstetric Labor, Premature - blood; Obstetric Labor, Premature - complications; Poor caloric and protein intake; Pre-Eclampsia - blood; Pre-Eclampsia - complications; Preeclamptic toxemia; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - blood; Prematurity and stillbirths; Maternal levels of fasting blood glucose; Low glucose levels; Prematurity and stillbirths; Poor caloric and protein intake; Normal and toxemic pregnancies; Preeclamptic toxemia; Hypoglycemia; Fetal outcome; Low birth weight infants; Maternal nutrition
• ISSN: 0020-7292; 1879-3479
• DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(82)90195-3

The effect of maternal levels of fasting blood glucose on fetal outcome was studied in 500 women with normal and toxemic pregnancies. Forty percent of the mothers with low glucose levels gave birth to low birth weight infants. In cases of severe preeclamptic toxemia, low fasting glucose levels were associated with a higher incidence of low birth weight, prematurity and stillbirths. Thus, in a population subsisting on poor caloric and protein intake, maternal levels of fasting blood glucose may be an important index in predicting high-risk pregnancy.