Abstract
Diabetic mothers and their offsprings were prospectively studied. Perinatal and neonatal morbidity and mortality data were analysed. The 133 deliveries by diabetic mothers constituted 1.14% of 11677 deliveries in the hospital. They were made up of six (4.5%) stillbirths and 127 (95.5%) live births. Seventy seven (57.9%), 55 (41.3%) and one (0.8%) were large, appropriate and small for gestational age respectively. Hypoglycemia occurred in 49 (38.6%) of the 127 live birth infants. Other associated problems were bacterial infections, cogenital anomalies, birth trauma, preterm delivery, respiratory distress, polycythaemia, and anaemia. Only 52 (39.1%) of the mothers received appropriate treatment for their diabetes. Poor maternal diabetic control resulted in high perinatal morbidity and mortality in the offsprings. In order to improve the outcome in offsprings of diabetic mothers in Qatif and probably Saudi Arabia as a whole health education and improved coverage of the diabetic mothers during pregnancy are u...
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