Abstract
Many factors impact decisions regarding timing and mode of delivery in the gestational diabetic patient at term. Delivery of a healthy, appropriately sized infant is our goal, and we attempt to achieve this while minimizing maternal morbidity. This article evaluates the existing literature to define valid indications for intervention at term; to assess the need for fetal lung maturity testing; to compare sonographic predictors of the overgrown fetus; and to determine the optimal delivery route for macrosomic fetuses. Areas to be targeted for further investigation are also presented.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 555-562 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - Dec 1 1998 |
Keywords
- Cesarean section
- Fetal lung maturity
- Gestational diabetes
- Macrosomia
- Shoulder dystocia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health