The stillborn babies were generally born at an earlier gestational age, as would be expected. One hundred babies (61.7%) were preterm (< 37 weeks gestation) and 61 babies (38.3%) were term.

Many fetal complications, such as intrauterine fetal death (IUFD), neonatal hypoglycemia, congenital anomalies, macrosomia and increased prenatal mortality, are related to DM. Perinatal mortality ...