Effects of insulin on placental, fetal and maternal outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus

Authors

  • Rabia Arshad Bahria University medical and dental college
  • Nasim Karim HOD Professor Bahria University medical and dental college
  • Jahan Ara Hasan DUHS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4396

Keywords:

Gestational diabetes, Insulin, Placenta, Gross morphology, Fetal outcome, Maternal outcome.

Abstract

Objective: To observe the effects of exogenous insulin on placental, fetal and maternal outcomes in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM).

Methods: After screening and diagnoses(WHO criteria) 30 GDM patients(Group A) were kept on diet control and 39 GDM (Group B) who did not achieve

Author Biographies

Rabia Arshad, Bahria University medical and dental college

PHARMACOLOGY SENIOR LECTURER

Nasim Karim, HOD Professor Bahria University medical and dental college

HOD, pharmacology department, Professor Bahria University medical and dental college

Jahan Ara Hasan, DUHS

associate professor obs and gynaecivil hospitalDUHS, Karachi

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Published

2014-02-25

How to Cite

Arshad, R., Karim, N., & Hasan, J. A. (2014). Effects of insulin on placental, fetal and maternal outcomes in gestational diabetes mellitus. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 30(2). https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.302.4396

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 2 (2014): March - April 2014 Pak J Med Sci

Section

Original Articles