Table 2.
Delivery outcomes.
| GDM ADIPS N = 121 |
GDM IADPSG N = 236 |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal outcomes | |||
| Maternal age (years) Mean (sd) |
31.0 (5.3) | 31.1 (5.6) | 0.75 |
| Parity Median (IQR) |
1 (1–2.5) | 1 (1–2.5) | 0.34 |
| Caesarean section N (%) |
30 (25%) | 64 (27%) | 0.64 |
| Blood loss (mL) Median (IQR) |
300 (200–380) | 300 (200–400) | 0.25 |
| Birth trauma (3rd/4th degree tear) N (%) | 2 (2%) | 5 (2%) | 1.00 |
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| Newborn outcomes | |||
| Gestational age (days) Mean (sd) |
274 (7) | 275 (6) | 0.82 |
| Birthweight (grams) Mean (sd) |
3470 (345) | 3360 (321) | 0.02 |
| Birthweight >90th centile for gestational age N (%) | 22 (18%) | 25 (12%) | 0.04 |
| Apgar 1 Mean (sd) |
9 (8.25–9) | 9 (9-9) | 0.17 |
| Apgar 5 Mean (sd) |
9 (8.40–9) | 9 (9-9) | 0.21 |
| Arterial cord blood Mean (sd) |
7.21 (0.6) | 7.28 (0.6) | 0.01 |
| Venous cord blood Mean (sd) |
7.33 (0.2) | 7.34 (0.2) | 0.89 |
| Admission to neonatal nursery N (%) | 14 (12%) | 28 (12%) | 0.93 |