Thursday, 30 June 2016

What is known about Risks to mother and child in MACROSOMIA


Prevalence of babies born with a birth weight of more than 4 kg is about is 10%
and this is rising. There are Increased maternal, fetal, and neonatal morbidity associated with fetal macrosomia.
Maternal risks associated with fetal macrosomia include injury to  birth canal (third-and fourth- degree perineal tears, cervical, vaginal lacerations), obstructed labour, chorioamnionitis, increased chances of Caesarean section, postpartum haemorrhage.
Fetal risks include birth trauma (3-7%) , including shoulder dystocia, brachial plexus injury, and  stillbirth
Risk of shoulder dystocia rises from 1.5% of all virginal births to 10-25% in macrosomia.
Neonatal risks include hypoglycaemia and electrolyte imbalances (in 50%) , early neonatal death due to asphyxia, increase in postneonatal deaths with a doubling of rate of sudden infant death syndromes compared with average-size babies.
Long-term risks include childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes. Variations, are male six, post-dates, maternal gestational diabetes or pre-existent diabetes, maternal obesity, and excessive weight gain during pregnancy.
Although maternal gestational diabetes and pregestational diabetes are risk factors for fetal macrosomia, the great majority of macrosomic infants are born to non- diabetic mothers.
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