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Screening For Gestational Diabetes At Antenatal Booking In A Malaysian University Hospital: The Role Of Risk Factors And Threshold Value For The 50-G Glucose Challenge Test, Siti Zawiah Omar
Siti Zawiah Omar
Background: The best method of screening for gestational diabetes (GDM) remains unsettled. The 50-g glucose challenge test (GCT) is used in a two-stage screening process but its best threshold value can vary according to population. Aims: To evaluate the role of risk factors in conjunction with GCT and to determine an appropriate threshold for the one-hour venous plasma glucose with the GCT Method: In a prospective study, 1600 women at antenatal booking without a history of diabetes mellitus or GDM filled a form on risk factors before GCT Women who had GCT >= 7.2 mmol/L underwent the 75-g oral glucose …
Labour And Perinatal Outcome In Women At Term With One Previous Lower-Segment Caesarean: A Review Of 1000 Consecutive Cases, Siti Zawiah Omar
Labour And Perinatal Outcome In Women At Term With One Previous Lower-Segment Caesarean: A Review Of 1000 Consecutive Cases, Siti Zawiah Omar
Siti Zawiah Omar
Objective: To compare the outcome in 1000 women at term with one lower transverse Caesarean that was suitable for a trial of labour. Methods: One thousand consecutive women with one previous scar suitable for a trial of labour delivering in our centre from June 2002 to December 2005 were identified from the labour ward register. Data were retrieved from patients' charts, and neonatal admissions were determined. Results: In the study, 76.8% of women underwent a trial of labour, with a 71.2% vaginal birth rate. Hospital stay was shorter with a trial of labour. The three perinatal deaths (0.4%; P = …