EARLY DETECTING GESTATIONAL DIABETES TO HELP MOTHER HAVE HEALTHY PREGNANCY

Gestational diabetes is currently on the rise because of the high prevalence of obesity – overweight. Therefore, testing for gestational diabetes has become an indispensable step. Medical experts warn that gestational diabetes may cause many extremely dangerous complications:

+ With the mother: Hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, miscarriage, stillbirth, urinary tract infection, preterm labor, polyhydramnios, high risk of gestational diabetes in the next pregnancy and infection postpartum diabetes.

+ With the fetus: fetal enlargement, fetal growth restriction, birth defects, hypocalcaemia, polycythemia vera and hyperbilirubinemia causing neonatal jaundice, increasing the risk of neonatal hypoglycemia as well as obesity and high risk of mature diabetes.

At Thai Nguyen International Hospital JSC, the diagnosis of gestational diabetes is carried out early for timely detecting, via tests such as:

+ Oral glucose tolerance test (1 step or 2 steps)

+ Urinalysis (glucose)

In order to give the most accurate diagnosis, the doctor may order some additional tests such as:

+ Thyroid function test: TSH, FT4, FT3 or T3

+ Total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, fasting triglycerides.

+ SGOT, SGPT, Protein in blood.

+ Blood creatinine, estimated GFR.

+ Electrocardiogram.

+ Chest X-ray.

+ Fundus examination for early detection of blood vessels damages.

The maternity package program at hospitals of Thai Nguyen International Hospital JCS provide a complete pregnancy, including full prenatal checkups, periodic 2D/4D ultrasounds and routine tests. Experienced obstetricians will always accompany with the mothers, help mothers avoid dangerous obstetric diseases and complications.

Mothers interested in this program, please contact:

Hotline: 1900 8035

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