Chioma Onuoha, Carolin C M Schulte, Tanayott Thaweethai, Sarah Hsu, Deepti Pant, Kaitlyn E James, Sarbattama Sen, Anjali Kaimal, Camille E Powe
BACKGROUND: Gestational diabetes (GDM) is associated with an increased risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), but there are limited data on fetal growth and neonatal outcomes when both conditions are present. OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the risk of abnormal fetal growth and neonatal morbidity in pregnancies with co-occurrence of GDM and HDP. STUDY DESIGN: In a retrospective study of 47,093 singleton pregnancies, we compared the incidence of appropriate for gestational age birthweight (AGA) in pregnancies affected by GDM alone, HDP alone, or both GDM and HDP (GDM/HDP) to that in pregnancies affected by neither disorder using generalized estimating equations (covariates: maternal age, nulliparity, BMI, insurance type, race, marital status and prenatal care site)...
March 14, 2024: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology