Which of the following complications is usually not observed in gestational diabetes mellitus ?
Correct Answer: Oligohydramnios
Description: Polyhydramnios is a complication of diabetes,not Oligohydramnios. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) =Defined as glucose intolerance first recognized during pregnancy. =Complications of gestational Diabetes: Spontaneous aboion Unexplained fetal demise Hypoglycemia Malformation Hypocalcemia Cardiomyopathy:hyperophic, affects interventricular septum Pre eclampsia Polyhydramnios Macrosomia: shoulder dystocia, instrumental or operative delivery, bih canal lacerations Respiratory distress syndrome However long-standing and poorly controlled type 1 diabetes represents a wide spectrum of clinical conditions and may in the worst cases present with IUGR and oligohydramnios. But the data on IUGR and oligohydramnios in type 1 diabetic pregnancy is limited.
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