The prevalence of prenatal diabetes mellitus in rania city : women with polycystic ovaries

Abstract EN

Background : those with polycystic ovarian syndrome, which is a marker of the illness, can develop gestational diabetes mellitus.

the frequency of gestational diabetes mellitus in women with polycystic ovaries varies greatly today.

the aim of this study was to investigate the concurrent occurrence of gestational diabetes mellitus due to the fact that a variety of additional variables have been associated with the incidence of the condition in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome.

objectives : this study aims to assess a sizable community-based sample of pregnant women with PCOS and GDM to assess the distinct risk of diabetes depending on the severity of the GDM.

methodology : a case control study, was conducted on women during their pregnancy, (40 women) non-diabetic and (20 women) diabetic, who participated in kewarash health care center, raparin health care center and maternal and pediatric hospital in rania city, from november 1st, 2018 to march 13th 2019.

the assessment instrument was created as a questionnaire.

it consisted of two parts : sociodemographic data and reasons associated with occurrence of gestational diabetes among women.

results : both descriptive statistical analysis (frequency and percentage) and statistical test for data analysis were used to assess the results.

it demonstrates that 66.67% the prevalence of prenatal diabetes mellitus in rania city/ women with polycystic ovaries.

findings indicated that there is a real correlation between them, which is significant at the 0.0001 level.

the results of our study demonstrate a high incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in the City of Rania.

conclusion : according to our study in rania gestational diabetes mellitus is a major for expectant mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome.

therefore, education of mothers, implementing a nutritious diet and taking part in consistent physical activity, as well as prenatal, perinatal, and postpartum care are initiatives and procedures to decrease the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome.