EARLY VS ROUTINE GDM SCREENING IN OBESE PREGNANT WOMEN

A prospective observational study was designed to assess the high risk of obesity in antenatal patients. The study took place over a period of 6 months (July 2019- Dec 2019) in a tertiary care hospital , GMC Jammu. Patients were subjected to early (before 14 weeks) and later (24-28 weeks) screening of GDM randomly according to the first antenatal visit done at the hospital. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the correlations of GDM and its outcomes. All data were analyzed and t score and p value were calculated. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.As per the results obtained the adverse effects of macrosomia, primary caesarean section, shoulder dystocia, polyhydramnios and neonatal hypoglycemia were higher in routine group although the difference were not statistically significant.