Hatem Elgendy, Ahmed Tarek, Moahmed Shahat
Background: Macrosomia is an obstetric problem with maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes that are associated with a high rate of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The aim is to assess the accuracy of predicting fetal macrosomia by measuring the cross-sectional area of the umbilical cord …
Anastasios Pandraklakis, Kalliopi Pappa
Diabetes mellitus(DM) in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of fetal, neonatal, and offspring complications, as well as with long term complications in adulthood. DM may be pregestational (ie, type 1 or 2 diabetes diagnosed before pregnancy with a prevalence 1.8%) or gestational (ie, diabetes diagnosed during pregnancy with a prevalence 7.5%). The outcome mainly is related to the onset and duration of glucose intolerance during pregnancy and the severity of DM …