Table 8.
Presence of gestational diabetes mellitus at 24–28 weeks by various criteria and pregnancy outcome (n = 291).
| GDM | Delivery n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criteria | +ve (n) | Emergency caesarean | Post-LSCS caesarean | Other | Abnormal | Normal |
| O'Sullivan's | 6 | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 3 (50.0) | 3 (50.0) |
| Carpenter's | 13 | 3 (23.0) | 1 (7.6) | 0 (0) | 4 (30.8) | 9 (69.2) |
| WHO | 12 | 2 (16.6) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (8.3) | 4 (33.3) | 8 (66.7) |
| Modified | 2 | 1 (50.0) | – | 1 (50.0) | 2 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
GDM: gestational diabetes mellitus, LSCS: lower segment caesarean section, WHO: World Health Organization.