Oral Glucose Tolerance Test in Pregnancy: A Study of Its Effect on Pregnant Mothers Admitted To Midnapore Medical College and Hospital of Paschim Medinipore District of West Bengal, India

Across sectional study wascarried out fora duration of four years (2011 to 2015)onpregnant mothers being monitored for oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) admitted to Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Midnapore Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal to find out its influence during pregnancy on complications during pregnancy and labor along with foetal growth, newborn body weight (macrosomal birth), malformations and still-births.The frequency of pregnant women participating in OGTT tests significantly (p<0.05) increased from 20% to 50%. Percentages of pregnant mother suffering from gestation diabetes mellitus (GDM) increased from 2% to 8% (p<0.05) during the observed period though maternal complications, infant mortality, stillbirths along with other foetal declined during the same period. A significant (p<0.05) decline in the percentage (from 14.1% to 13.2%) of birth rate of macrosomal babies was also noted.Results concluded that regular measurements of glucose tolerance during pregnancy may prevent preterm birth, incidence of macrosomal newborns, and lower mortality rate with decreased foetal and maternal complication incidence during pregnancy and delivery.