Maternal hyperglycemia during labor and related immediate post-partum maternal and perinatal outcomes at the Yaoundé Central Hospital, Cameroon

• Published in: Journal of health, population and nutrition Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Djomhou, Manuella, Sobngwi, Eugene, Noubiap, Jean Jacques N., Essouma, Mickael, Nana, Philip, Fomulu, Nelson J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bangladesh Springer Nature 22.08.2016; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Adult; Birth Weight; Blood Glucose - metabolism; Cameroon - epidemiology; Cesarean Section; Delivery, Obstetric; Diabetes, Gestational; Female; Fetal Death; Fetal Macrosomia - etiology; Humans; Hyperglycemia; Hyperglycemia - complications; Hyperglycemia - epidemiology; Infant, Newborn; Labor, Obstetric; Mass Screening; Perinatal; Perineum - injuries; Postpartum Period; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome; Prospective Studies; Public health; RESEARCH ARTICLE; Young Adult; South Africa; Cameroon; United States > US; Ethiopia; Africa; Gestational diabetes; Maternal and perinatal outcome; Immediate post-partum; Maternal hyperglycemia; Sub-Saharan Africa; Macrosomia
• ISSN: 1606-0997; 2072-1315; 2072-1315
• DOI: 10.1186/s41043-016-0065-x

Data on the prevalence and complications of gestational diabetes are very scarce in Cameroon. The aim of this study was to evaluate the uptake of screening for gestational diabetes and assess the immediate post-partum outcome of hyperglycemic parturient mothers and perinatal outcome of their babies....