Maternal Diabetes, Fetal Growth, and Stillbirth Risk: A Population-Wide Retrospective Cohort Study From Victoria, Australia
In our cohort, gestational diabetes was associated with a lower stillbirth risk compared with no diabetes, which potentially can be explained by increased monitoring and earlier iatrogenic delivery. Preexisting diabetes was associated with a higher overall risk of stillbirth, with macrosomic fetuses in the >97th centile representing a particularly high-risk group requiring close monitoring.
Authors
- Susan Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9075-4655)
- Roxanne Hastie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4342-1943)
- Hannah Gordon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7510-0071)
- Natasha Pritchard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-2193)
- Anthea Lindquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8662-5188)
- Richard John Hiscock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5375-041X)
- Alexis Shub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9719-5753)
- Stephen Tong
- Jessica Atkinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6604-7456)
Institutions
- Mercy Hospital for Women (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diabetes Care
- Published
- 2025-09-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2337/dc25-0833
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government
- National Health and Medical Research Council