HYPERGLYCEMIA IN PREGNANT LADIES AND ITS OUTCOME OUT IN THE OPD, LABOR WARD, GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS, LADY ATICHISON HOSPITAL, LAHORE

Objective: We aimed at the perinatal outcomes evaluation in the mothers having diabetes mellitus at the tertiary healthcare centers. DESIGN: Research was descriptive in nature. Place and Duration: Research was carried out in the OPD, Labor ward, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Lady Atichison Hospital, Lahore. Research was carried out from July, 2016 to June, 2017 and it took one year in its completion. Patients and Methods: We included in the research a total of 110 pregnant cases in the age limit of 20 – 40 years without considering their obstetrics history and parity. Sample was selected through convenience non-probability technique of sampling. All the women having eclampsia, pregnancy induced hypertension, antepartum hemorrhage and medical disorders were not selected in our research. A Performa was used for the documentation of patient’s information and data analysis was made with the help of SPSS – 21. Results: We observed in the cases and peri-natal complications the incidence of macrosomia as 41.8% fetuses, infant’s biochemical abnormalities were observed in the 85.3% of the cases, moderate nature to severe state birth asphyxia was observed in 33.6% and congenital malformations were noticed in the six infants associated to the mothers having diabetes. Conclusion: In the diabetic pregnancy related peri-natal difficulties of mothers having diabetes are repeated in the women with a higher incidence of parity. Macrosomia, asphyxia and biochemical abnormalities are repeated peri-natal complications as observed in the setting of this research. Key Words: Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Biochemical Abnormalities, Asphyxia and Macrosomia