Fetal and maternal outcomes in Indo-Asian compared to Caucasian women with diabetes in pregnancy

摘要

Maternal and fetal complications are increased when pregnancy is complicated by diabetes, and this may be further influenced by racial and cul- tural differences. We examined fetal and maternal outcomes in Indo-Asian and Caucasian women attending the same antenatal diabetes service to see if there were any differences. Women with diabetes mellitus (type 1, type and gestationally- acquired disease) complicating pregnancy, regis- tered at the combined diabetes/antenatal clinic of this University teaching hospital over the period 1990-1998 were included.