GESTATIONAL DIABETES AND CONGENITAL ANOMALIES

Abstract

Objective: To determine the association of congenital anomalies with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Study setting: Department of Pediatrics of Civil Hospital Mirpurkhaas, Sindh. Methods: infants (babies below 12 months of age) born with congenital anomalies were included in the study subsequent to informed consent from their parents. Sampling technique was non probability purposive sampling. Complete history was taken with reference to age, weight of baby, the past intake of drug during pregnancy, family history of congenital abnormalities and about presence/ absence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) during pregnancy. Data analyzed on IBM, SPSS version 21.0. P-value of