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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2016 Oct 13:10.1038/jp.2016.175. doi: 10.1038/jp.2016.175

Table 2.

Measures of glycemic control and maternal and neonatal outcomes

≤ 8 visits
n=83
≥15
n=96
Unadjusted RR
(95% CI)
Adjusted OR*
(95% CI)
Primary Outcomes
LGA
(Birthweight>90%)
15 (18.07) 27 (28.13) 1.77 (0.87–3.62) 1.69 (0.81–3.54)
NICU admission 15 (18.07) 4 (4.17) 0.23 (0.08–0.67) 0.15 (0.04–0.53)
Fetal Secondary Outcomes
Severe LGA
(Birthweight>95%)
9 (10.84) 20 (20.83) 2.16 (0.93–5.06) 1.69 (0.81–3.54)
SGA
(Birthweight<10%)
6 (7.23) 8 (8.33) 0.99 (0.37–2.61) 0.93 (0.32–2.76)
Shoulder dystocia 4 (4.82) 4 (4.21) 1.10 (0.28–4.23) 1.64 (0.37–7.21)
Hyperbilirubinemia
requiring
Phototherapy
28 (34.15) 26 (27.66) 0.74 (0.39–1.40) 0.74 (0.38–1.42)
Neonatal
Hypoglycemia
5 (6.02) 4 (4.17) 0.70 (0.19–2.49) 0.74 (0.19–2.92)
5 minute
APGAR<7
9 (10.84) 3 (3.13) 0.29 (0.08–1.03) 0.19 (0.04–0.91)
pH<7.10 11 (13.25) 12 (12.50) 1.01 (0.90–1.13) 1.31 (0.53–3.29)
PTB < 37 weeks 34 (40.96) 21 (21.88) 0.53 (0.34–0.84) 0.41 (0.21–0.80)
Maternal Secondary Outcomes
Mean 3rd trimester
fasting BG (mg/dL)
94.63 ± 30.21 90.2 ± 14.77 - - - -
Mean Hgb A1c in
labor
6.89±1.34 6.44±0.78 -- --
Hgb A1c > 7.0% at
delivery
36 (43.37) 27 (28.13) 0.65 (0.43–0.97) 0.62 (0.32–1.18)
Preeclampsia 29 (34.94) 26 (27.08) 0.78 (0.50–1.20) 0.67 (0.35–1.29)
Gestational weight
gain over IOM
42 (50.60) 60 (62.50) 1.24 (0.95–1.61) 1.44 (0.78–2.67)
Vaginal Delivery 34 (40.96) 38 (39.58) 0.97 (0.68–1.38) 1.13 (0.61–2.10)
Operative Vaginal
Delivery
3 (8.82) 2 (5.26) 0.60 (0.11–3.36) 0.31 (0.03–2.97)
Cesarean 49 (59.04) 58 (60.42) 1.02 (0.80–1.30) 0.89 (0.48–1.65)
Maternal
Readmission within
30 days
7 (8.43) 3 (3.13) 0.37 (0.10–1.39) 0.39 (0.09–1.57)

Data are in the form of n (%) or mean±standard deviation

*

Adjusted for African American race, nulliparity, and obesity

Denotes p<0.05