PMID- 37584995
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230816
IS  - 1118-4841 (Print)
IS  - 1118-4841 (Linking)
VI  - 26
IP  - 2
DP  - 2022 Feb
TI  - Pregnancy related complications due to obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus 
      among women in Saudi Arabia.
PG  - 38-46
LID - 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i2.4 [doi]
AB  - Gestational Diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the major maternal health problems 
      in Middle East countries. In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence rates of GDM fall in 
      the range of 16.2% to 24.2%. The study determined the antenatal complications and 
      adverse pregnancy outcomes associated with GDM among a sample of Obese/GDM and 
      Non-Obese/GDM women. A record based retrospective study was conducted including 
      females who received obstetric care in a tertiary care hospital in Ha'il city of 
      Saudi Arabia from December 2020 to June 2021. We gathered data from the medical 
      records of 376 pregnant females who were registered and delivered at Maternity 
      and Children Hospital (MCH). Multinomial regression analysis was applied to 
      determine independent association of GDM and Obesity with pre-postnatal health 
      outcomes. Out of 376 pregnant women 29.2% were identified as (Non-Obese/Non-GDM); 
      37.1% of women as having both conditions (GDM/Obesity); 19.2% as (Non-Obese/GDM) 
      and 14.1% as (Obese/Non-GDM). The proportion of underweight and overweight babies 
      were high in women with both conditions (Obese/GDM). Findings from our regression 
      analysis demonstrated that Non-Obese/GDM women were 2.7 times more likely to have 
      high child birthweight (p <0.001) when compared to Non-Obese/Non-GDM. Obese/GDM 
      women were more likely to have low Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and 
      Respiration (APGAR) scores (p <0.001) and increase neonatal intensive care unit 
      (NICU) admissions (p<0.01). Healthcare policy makers and professionals should 
      revisit gaps in existing obstetrical care to prevent adverse impact on women and 
      newborn health. Non-Obese women at risk of GDM should also be given due attention 
      for early screening, timely diagnosis, and appropriate pre-postnatal care.
FAU - Zahra, Aqeela
AU  - Zahra A
AD  - Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of 
      Ha'il, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Hassan, Sehar-Un-Nisa
AU  - Hassan SU
AD  - Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, 
      University of Ha'il, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Parveen, Nuzhat
AU  - Parveen N
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of 
      Ha'il, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Iqbal, Naveed
AU  - Iqbal N
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of 
      Ha'il, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Batool, Asma
AU  - Batool A
AD  - Maternity and Children Hospital, Ha'il, Saudi Arabia.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Nigeria
TA  - Afr J Reprod Health
JT  - African journal of reproductive health
JID - 9712263
SB  - IM
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Gestational diabetes
OT  - antenatal health
OT  - birthweight
OT  - obesity
OT  - obstetric care
OT  - post-natal care
EDAT- 2022/02/01 00:00
MHDA- 2022/02/01 00:01
CRDT- 2023/08/16 11:23
PHST- 2022/02/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/02/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/08/16 11:23 [entrez]
AID - 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i2.4 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Afr J Reprod Health. 2022 Feb;26(2):38-46. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i2.4.