Hematological Profile in Infants of Diabetic Mothers King Fahad Hospital-Nicu-Albaha
International Journal of Development Research
Hematological Profile in Infants of Diabetic Mothers King Fahad Hospital-Nicu-Albaha
Received 20th December, 2018; Received in revised form 16th January, 2019;B Accepted 10th February, 2019; Published online 31st March, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Dr. Jameel Mohammed Alghamdi and Elsharif. A. Bazie. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Polycythaemiaoccurs more frequently at birth in infants of diabetic mothers.The exact mechanism polycythaemia in neonates still unidentified also many studies have shown that increased erythropoiesis in infants born to diabetic mothers might be related to intrauterine hypoxia, due to hyperinsulinism and hyperglycaemia. There are 7 neonates (25.9%) with low heamoglobin(Hb) and 17 neonates (63%) with normal Hb and 3 neonates(11.1%) with high Hb. In conclusion uncontrolled blood glucose during pregnancy is the leading causes to polycythemia and macrosomia.
