Birth Outcomes among Diabetic Mothers Who Delivered in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Table 3

Comparing maternal outcomes in GDM and DM mothers.

Maternal outcome variable		GDM N = 157	Percent (%)	DM N = 189	Percent (%)
Onset of labor	Spontaneous	72	40.7	105	59.3
	Induced	85	50.3	84	49.7
Gestational age at time of delivery	Preterm	19	30.6	43	69.4
	Term	138	48.6	146	51.4
Mode delivery	Spontaneous vaginal delivery	48	35.0	89	65.0
	Instrumental delivery	3	33.3	6	66.7
	Cesarean section	106	53.0	94	47.0
Types of C/S	Emergency C/S	48	51.0	46	49.0
	Elective CS	58	54.3	47	45.7
Maternal complication	PIH	47	52.2	43	47.8
	Polyhydramnios	3	60.0	2	40.0
	Traumatize labor	2	28.6	5	71.4
	Hypothyroidism	4	80.0	1	20.0
	Cardiac disease	1	33.3	2	66.7
	Obstructed labor	0		1
	ICU admission	55	49.5	56	50.5

Total may not add to 100% because of multiple responses.