STUDYING THE MATERNAL AND NEONATAL OUTCOMES IN PREGNANCIES COMPLICATED BY DIABETES AND HYPERTENSION IN THE STATE OF QATAR-RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN) in pregnancy are one of the common cause of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of DM and HTN in pregnancy on maternal and neonatal outcomes in the state if Qatar. Method: A retrospective population-based cohort study including 15,428 singleton deliveries during the 2017 year was carried out. Maternal health was stratified into three groups. The first group included women with DM (pre-gestational diabetes mellitus (Pre-DM) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GD)), the second group included women with HTN (Essential HTN (E HTN), Gestational HTN (GHTN), and pre-eclampsia/eclampsia), and the third group included women with no DM and no HTN (healthy controls). Maternal and neonatal outcomes data were obtained from the Pearl Peristat registry. One way ANOVA, with post hoc Bonferroni, and chi-square analyses were performed using SPSS v24.1 software. _x000D_ Results: The prevalence of DM in pregnancy was found to be 28.5% (N: 4,401), GDM 26.2% (N: 4,044) and pre-GDM 2.3% (N: 358). Of total population 1,368 (35.7%) women had cesarean sections delivery. Diabetes in pregnancy was significantly associated with higher neonatal birth weight (p

Date of Award	2019
Original language	American English
Awarding Institution	HBKU College of Health & Life Sciences