Research Article
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Clinical Characteristics and Perinatal Outcomes in a Multiethnic Population of North Italy
Table 1
Peripartum and newborn characteristics assessed in the study.
| Variables | |
| Gestational age | Weeks |
| Type of delivery | Spontaneous vaginal delivery | Vaginal delivery with forceps or suction cup | Scheduled caesarean delivery | Urgent caesarean delivery |
| Presentation | Vortex | Podex | Dystocia | |
| Vitality | Born alive | Stillborn |
| 1 min APGAR | 7–10 | 4–6 | 0–3 |
| 5 min APGAR | 7–10 | 4–6 | 0–3 | Meconium | | Malformations | |
| Weight | SGA | AGA | LGA |
| Height | SGA | AGA | LGA |
| Head circumference | SGA | AGA | LGA |
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