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Perinatal outcomes and macrosomia in a multi‐ethnic population of women with type 2 diabetes
Author(s) -
HUGHES Ruth,
ROWAN Janet
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2006.00659.x
Subject(s) - ethnic group , fetal macrosomia , demography , medicine , pregnancy , type 2 diabetes , obstetrics , population , diabetes mellitus , gestational diabetes , gestation , environmental health , political science , endocrinology , sociology , biology , law , genetics
We reviewed pregnancy outcomes of women with type 2 diabetes giving birth over a six‐year period, comparing the main ethnic groups. Asian women had significantly smaller babies and lower rates of macrosomia as defined by standard growth charts. Other outcomes were similar between the Asian, European and Polynesian women.