St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York

Pregnancy outcomes are linked to glycemic control

Published in Physician Law Weekly, August 3rd, 2005

The relationship between prepregnancy weight, treatment modality (diet or insulin), level of glycemic control, and pregnancy outcome was investigated by American researchers.

"Women with gestational diabetes (GDM) from inner city prenatal clinics recruited," said investigators. "All women were instructed in the use of an intensified management protocol using memory reflectance meters."

O. Langer and colleagues, who carried out the study at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, analyzed outcomes according to maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2) categories: normal weight (BMI 18.5-24.9); overweight (BMI 25-29.9); and obese...

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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2005-08-03)

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