Pena JY, Medina PJM, Águila MO

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ABSTRACT

Nursing care is essential in pregestational diabetes. A retrospective, descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted at "Mariana Grajales" Maternity Hospital (January 2015-January 2018). The universe was all neonates of mothers with pregestational diabetes (41). One of the main maternal complications according to the type of pregestational diabetes was type 1. Twenty-one (51.3%) had no complications in type 2 diabetes. Regarding newborn complications; 9.8% had no complications in type 1 diabetes, 4 (9.8%) had macrosomia, followed by hypoglycemia in 3 (7.3%) and hypocalcemia in 2 (4.8%); 8 (19.5%) had no complications in type 2, and 8 (19.5%) had macrosomia. The most used nursing interventions were newborn care (6 880); feeding (1 050) and health education (5 510). The most frequent complications were fetal macrosomia, hypoglycemia and hypocalcemia.