Research Article
The Relationship between Fetal Abdominal Wall Thickness and Intrapartum Complications amongst Mothers with Pregestational Type 2 Diabetes
Table 1
Maternal characteristics and peripartum outcomes associated with pregnancies affected by pregestational type 2 diabetes.
| | Variable of interest | Total cohort () |
| | Maternal age in years, mean (SD) | 31.3 (6.5) | | Gravidity, median [IQR] | 3 [2 to 6] | | (%) | 86.1% | | Parity, median [IQR] | 2 [1, 3] | | (%) | 77.6% | | Body mass indexa, mean (SD) | 36.6 kg/m2 | | , underweight (%) | 0 | | BMI 18.5-24.9, normal (%) | 3.2% | | , overweight (%) | 13.7% | | BMI 30-34.9, class 1 obesity (%) | 25.9% | | BMI 35-39.9, class 2 obesity (%) | 24.9% | | , class 3 obesity (%) | 32.3% | | Other medical complications of pregnancy (%) | 34.4% | | Hypertensive disorders | 18.8% | | Other maternal complications | 11.6% | | Fetal growth abnormalities on US (%) | 21.8% | | %ile for GA | 21.3% | | %ile for GA | 0.5% | | Induction of labor (%) | 81.9% | | Prostaglandin gel | 13.1% | | Prostaglandin insert | 14.9% | | Foley catheter or cervical ripening balloon | 4.1% | | Artificial rupture of membranes | 21.6% | | Oxytocin | 46.3% | | Gestational age at delivery, median [IQR] | | | Mode of delivery (%) | | | Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 71.3% | | Assisted vaginal delivery | 9.7% | | Caesarean section | 19% | | 1 min Apgar | 8 [6, 9] | | 5 min Apgar | 9 [9, 9] | | 5 min (%) | 2.8% | | Birthweight in grams, mean (SD) | 3529.8 (655.3) | | >4500 grams (%) | 6.0% | | >90th %ile for GA (%) | 32.9% | | Female fetus (%) | 52.1% |
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Notes: acalculated for with available BMI data. |
