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MATERNAL PLASMA GLUCOSE AND FREE FATTY ACID CONCENTRATIONS RELATED TO INFANT BIRTH WEIGHT
Author(s) -
Treharne I. A. L.,
Sutherland H. W.,
Stowers J. M.,
Ross I. S.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1977.tb12576.x
Subject(s) - plasma glucose , infant formula , fatty acid , endocrinology , chemistry , medicine , biochemistry , diabetes mellitus
Summary A new and specific method is used for the measurement of plasma free fatty acids (FFA) in pregnancy. Fasting plasma FFA and glucose concentrations were measured serially in twenty normal and twelve overweight women in pregnancy and related to infant birth weight. Large variation between individuals was noted for FFA and no change was found with advancing gestation. Studies of the day‐to‐day variation in the same women at 20 and 36 weeks gestation showed wide variations in concentrations. No significant change in glucose concentration was noted with advancing gestation, but postnatal values were significantly higher. Small variability of glucose concentrations was noted in both the serial and day‐to‐day studies. In normal‐weight women a positive correlation between the observed birth weight of their infants and the fasting plasma glucose levels was found at 20 and 40 weeks and also with the mean of 5 levels measured in pregnancy. No similar correlation was found for the group of overweight women.