Abstract
Minor abnormalities of carbohydrate metabolism in pregnancy are a risk factor for delivery of a macrosomic infant. However, the 50-g 1-h oral glucose screen at 28 weeks is not a useful screening test for macrosomia in pregnant patients with normal glucose tolerance tests, because a positive screen does not raise the probability of delivering a macrosomic infant sufficiently to warrant intervention.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-184 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1988 |
Keywords
- Fetal macrosomia
- Glucose screening
- Pregnancy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology