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Pregnancy Outcome Data in a United Arab Emirates Population: What Can They Tell Us?

1994; University of Tokyo Press; Volume: 20; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1447-0756.1994.tb00447.x

0389-2328

Phillip F. Hughes, J. Morrison,

Gestational Diabetes Research and Management

Abstract A cross‐sectional study of pregnancy outcome in a national Arabic population is presented to highlight a unique reproductive environment compared with many other obstetric populations. A high pro‐natal intensity is evident with significant numbers of grandmultipara (36.7%) and mature gravida (22.2%). These groups did not show any significant increase in adverse antenatal or intrapartum events apart from an increasing rate of gestational diabetes with maternal age. There was an average induction/augmentation rate of 10.2% with a low rate of instrumental delivery (2.3%) and a mean caesarean section rate of 6.9%. A major antenatal complication noted was the prevalance of 17.3% for a haemoglobin <10 g/dl together with overall increased rates of pre‐existing and gestational diabetes. In addition the incidence of preterm labour increased over each of the 3 years studied and is of concern.