1. Cord and maternal glycosylated haemoglobin levels: a study in Sudanese pregnant diabetic women.
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elShibly EM, Atabani GS, Osman NM, Hassan DA, Saeed BO, and Omer MI
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- Adult, Birth Weight, Blood Glucose analysis, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Pregnancy, Regression Analysis, Sudan, Fetal Blood chemistry, Glycated Hemoglobin analysis, Pregnancy in Diabetics blood
- Abstract
Blood glucose and glycosylated haemoglobin levels measured at delivery in 27 normal and 19 diabetic women were compared with those of the corresponding fetuses and their birthweights. In both groups, neonatal blood glucose levels were significantly higher (p much less than 0.001) than the maternal levels despite significantly lower (p much less than 0.001) glycosylated haemoglobin values in the neonates. In the control group, there was a significant correlation of maternal glycosylated haemoglobin with both cord glycosylated haemoglobin and birthweight ratio (p less than 0.01). The same was not obtained in the diabetic group, suggesting a dissociation in glucose homeostasis between the diabetic pregnant mother and her fetus.
- Published
- 1990
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