U. Hanson et B. Persson, OUTCOME OF PREGNANCIES COMPLICATED BY TYPE-1 INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES IN SWEDEN - ACUTE PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEONATAL-MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY, American journal of perinatology, 10(4), 1993, pp. 330-333
This prospective nationwide study conducted during 1982-1985 examined
the rates of hypertensive disorders, perinatal mortality and morbidity
in 491 insulin-dependent diabetic pregnancies (White's classes: B, 16
4; C, 129; D, 172; F, 26) and in the total population of 279,000. The
rates of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) or preeclampsia (20.6%),
premature delivery (24.6%), and cesarean section (45.2%) in the diabe
tic group were more than four times higher than normal. PIH or preecla
mpsia occurred significantly (p < 0.01) more frequently in patients wi
th diabetic microangiopathy. Mean birthweight was similar in the two p
opulations but gestational age was significantly (p < 0.001) shorter (
38 weeks) in the diabetic group. The rate of large for gestational age
infants (20%) in the diabetic group was considerably above normal (3.
5%). Although perinatal mortality rate in the diabetic group was only
3.1%, it was 4.4 times higher than normal; five of ten fetal deaths we
re associated with poor glycemic control and thus may not really be un
explained. Neonatal morbidity was significantly more frequent in the d
iabetic group; still, the incidence of idiopathic respiratory distress
syndrome was only 1.6% compared with 0.6% in the general population.
Discriminant analysis revealed that gestational age at birth and eleva
ted maternal HbA1c values in early pregnancy independently of each oth
er had a significant impact on the occurrence of neonatal morbidity.