Gestational diabetes complicated with preterm birth: a retrospective cohort study

• Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2024-10, Vol.24 (1), p.631-7, Article 631
• Main Authors: Huang, Shuyao, Guo, Yanni, Xu, Xia, Jiang, Lingling, Yan, Jianying
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Anemia; Anemia - blood; Anemia - epidemiology; Anemia - etiology; Body mass index; Breech presentation; Cesarean section; China - epidemiology; Cholestasis, Intrahepatic - blood; Cholestasis, Intrahepatic - complications; Cholestasis, Intrahepatic - epidemiology; Cholesterol; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Diabetes, Gestational - epidemiology; Education; Female; Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture - epidemiology; Fibroids; Gestational Age; Gestational diabetes; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Glucose; Hemorrhage; High density lipoprotein; High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hospitals; Humans; Hyperglycemia; Infant, Newborn; Laboratories; Leukocytes; Medical diagnosis; Miscarriage; Normal distribution; Placenta; Placental abruption; Postpartum period; Pregnancy; Pregnancy complications; Pregnancy Complications - blood; Pregnancy Complications - epidemiology; Premature birth; Premature Birth - epidemiology; Premature Birth - etiology; Preterm birth; Prevalence; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Triglyceride; Womens health
• ISSN: 1471-2393; 1471-2393
• DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06810-7

To delineate the clinical characteristics of preterm birth (PTB) in the context of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). A retrospective cohort study was conducted, including 14,314 pregnant women with GDM who delivered at Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2021. PTB was stratified into late PTB (34-36 weeks of gestation) and early PTB (