Sonography of fetal growth behavior in maternal diabetes mellitus

In the Gynaecological Hospital affiliated to the District Hospital of Karl-Marx-Stadt, which is a care centre for pregnant diabetic women, 363 diabetic women of classes White A-F 1779 were subjected to ultrasonic examinations between 1982 and 1988. In this connection, nominal-value graphs were prepa...

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Published inZentralblatt für Gynäkologie Vol. 111; no. 3; p. 148
Main Authors Hielscher, K, Renziehausen, K, Döring, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Germany 1989
Subjects
Diabetes Mellitus
Female
Fetal Growth Retardation - diagnosis
Fetus - anatomy & histology
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy in Diabetics
Pregnancy Trimester, Second
Pregnancy Trimester, Third
Prenatal Diagnosis
Skull - embryology
Thorax - embryology
Ultrasonography
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Summary:In the Gynaecological Hospital affiliated to the District Hospital of Karl-Marx-Stadt, which is a care centre for pregnant diabetic women, 363 diabetic women of classes White A-F 1779 were subjected to ultrasonic examinations between 1982 and 1988. In this connection, nominal-value graphs were prepared to show the biparietal diameter (BIP), the medium thorax diameter and the head-thorax index in dependence upon the gestational age. These nominal-value graphs give a general idea of the specific fetal growth behaviour in case of diabetes mellitus. They permit to reliably diagnose a fetal hypertrophy or hypotrophy. Moreover, they provide a starting point for a more effective coverage of gestational diabetics and open up new prospects for insulinisation.
ISSN:0044-4197