hrp0097p1-282 | Fetal, Neonatal Endocrinology and Metabolism | ESPE2023

Measurement of fetal subcutaneous fat in the diagnosis of fetal macrosomia in pregnancies with diabetes mellitus

Victor Svetlana , Prylutskaya Veranika , Kurlovich Ivan , Vashchilina Tatyana

Background and aim: Pregnancy with diabetes mellitus is associated with obstetric and neonatal complications, including the development of fetal macrosomia. Fetal macrosomia of diabetic origin is characterized by a disproportionate distribution of subcutaneous fat with predominant localization in the upper half of the fetus body. The cause of excess fetal growth is maternal hyperglycemia, regardless of the type of diabetes in the mother. The aim of study was t...