RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Cunningham, M. Douglas
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Tuttle, Deborah J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1107524262
T1 Infant of a Diabetic Mother
T2 Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 7e
YR 2013
FD 2013
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071768016
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1107524262
RD 2024/04/16
AB Maternal  diabetic  control  is  a  key  factor  in  determining  fetal  outcome  for  the  infant  of  a  diabetic  mother  (IDM).  Data  indicate  that  perinatal  morbidity  and  mortality  rates  in  the  offspring  of  women  with  diabetes  mellitus  have  improved  with  dietary  management  and  insulin  therapy.  However,  complications  may  still  arise  in  the  infant,  including  hypoglycemia,  hypocalcemia,  hypomagnesemia,  perinatal  asphyxia,  respiratory  distress  syndrome  (RDS),  other  respiratory  illnesses,  hypertrophic  cardiomyopathy,  hyperbilirubinemia,  polycythemia,  renal  vein  thrombosis,  macrosomia,  birth  injuries,  and  congenital  malformations.  Because  of  better  current  understanding  of  the  pathophysiology  of  diabetic  pregnancies,  these  complications  can  be  recognized  and  treated.