Neonatal hematocrit and maternal glycemic control in insulin-dependent diabetes.

Green, D W; Khoury, J; Mimouni, F · J Pediatr · 1992

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

We hypothesized that in infants of diabetic women neonatal hematocrit would correlate with third-trimester maternal glycemic control. Neonatal hematocrit correlated with the maternal total glycosylated hemoglobin level at delivery (r = 0.36; p less than 0.05) but not at 36 weeks of gestation in 32 mother-infant pairs. Improved maternal glycemic control during late gestation may decrease the incidence of neonatal polycythemia.

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