INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEMOGLOBIN IN THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF PREGNANCY AND GESTATIONAL DIABETES IN PREGNANT WOMEN VISITING IMAM ALI HOSPITAL IN ZAHEDAN

Diabetes is the most common medical condition during pregnancy. It is highly important to diagnose patients suffering from diabetes, because effective treatment of the patient can minimize both maternal and embryonic complications. The present study aims at investigating the relationship between hemoglobin concentration in the first three months of pregnancy and gestational diabetes in the city of Zahedan in the years 2016. This retrospective study was conducted by studying the medical files of pregnant women who had visited Imam Ali Hospital in Zahedan during the year 2016. One hundred and fifty files in which information about the mothers had completely been recorded were selected. Information about the mothers was collected using a researcherdeveloped questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS version 18 using chi square tests. P<0.05 was considered to be significant. From the 150 cases investigated in this study, 78 patients were diagnosed and 72 patients were not diagnosed with gestational diabetes. The results showed that the ratio of calculated chance for hemoglobin in the first three months of pregnancy and having gestational diabetes is 3.012 with a confidence interval of 95% and a range of (1.614-5.718). The results of this study showed that there is significant relationship between high levels of hemoglobin in the first three months of pregnancy and having gestational diabetes, in a way that high levels of hemoglobin in the first three months of pregnancy is considered to be an important risk factor in relation with having gestational diabetes. It is suggested that pregnant women with high levels of hemoglobin in the first three months of pregnancy be considered women at risk and selective screening for the risk factor be done for them. Key Words: Hemoglobin, Pregnancy, Gestational Diabetes, Zahedan.