Sonographic Comparison of Fetal Biophysical Profile in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic during Third Trimester

Abstract

The pregnant females with diabetes are found at enhanced risk of inborn deformities, stillbirth, perinatal mortality, macrosomia, prematurity, operative delivery or increased rates of caesarean section. Early identification of high-risk pregnancies is important to reduce mortality and morbidity of the mother and fetus as well as improve perinatal outcomes Objective: To compare fetal biophysical profile assessed by ultrasound in diabetic and non-diabetic during third trimester Methods: It was comparative, cross sectional study in which 200 (100 diabetic & 100 non-diabetic) pregnant females in their third trimester of pregnancy were included. Data was collected through proforma, which was entered and statistically analyzed using SPSS 25.0 Results: Among diabetic women, mean age was 29.14+4.461 years while in non-diabetic women was 30.72+5.558 years. Women in diabetic group had gestational age 32.447+2.1932 weeks and in non-diabetic group had 32.581+1.9784 weeks. 86.0% diabetic and 87.0% non-diabetic women had normal fetal BPP Conclusion: The majority of the diabetic and non-diabetic pregnant women had normal fetal breathing, fetal tone, fetal movements, amniotic fluid index, placental grading, fetal heart rate and BPP score.