Shahabuddin, Aiman Moeen, Ihsan Ullah, Niaz Mohammad.
Birth Weight; To Compare Birth Weight of Infants Born To Diabetic and Non diabetic Mothers.
Professional Med J Jan ;25(5):714-8.

Objectives: To evaluate the birth weight in infants born to diabetic mothers and to compare it with those born to nondiabetic mothers. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Setting: Gynae and obstetrics unit Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar in association with Anatomy Department Khyber Girls Medical College Peshawar. Period: January 2015 to June 2015. Material and Methods: This study was carried out on babies born to diabetic as well as non-diabetic healthy mothers. A total number of 100 diabetic mothers and 100 nondiabetic healthy mothers were selected for this study. After delivery, the weight and sex of the babies born to diabetic as well as nondiabetic mothers along with the mother?s age were noted on an observation sheet. The student?s t test was applied for all quantitative data. A p-value of ? 0.05 was taken significant. Results: The mean birth weight of female babies born to diabetic mothers was significantly greater than babies of nondiabetic mothers (p= 0.05). No significant difference (p=0.11) was noted when the birth weight of all babies born to diabetic mothers was compared to all babies born to nondiabetic mothers. No significant difference (p= 0.51) was noted in babies belonging to younger nondiabetic and diabetic mothers but a significant difference (p=0.01) was noted when birth weight of babies from older nondiabetic mothers was compared with birth weight of babies from older diabetic mothers. Conclusion: The birth weight of female babies born to diabetic mothers was significantly more as compared to babies born to nondiabetic mothers. A significant difference was also noted when birth weight of babies from older diabetic mothers was compared with the babies of older nondiabetic mothers. This larger weight of babies may be due to maternal diabetes which may affect the normal development of fetus leading to an increased morbidity and mortality in babies as well as mothers.

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