Results
Pregnant women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
During the 10 year study period, 543 women reported to have GDM
were referred for a detailed fetal echocardiogram. The median maternal
age at referral was 33 years (Range 17-50 years, mean 22 years) and
the median gestational age at the initial fetal echocardiogram was 26
weeks (Range 14-37 weeks, mean 22 weeks). The maternal BMI was
not routinely recorded during the study period, but frequent reference
was made to maternal habitus, often limiting the acoustic windows and
therefore image quality.