[Child of insulin-dependent diabetic mother: neonatal impact].

Pregnancy and diabetes mellitus have been associated to a high incidence of neonatal morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the present study was to determinate the incidence of macrosomia, congenital malformations and their effect in the neonatal period. We review 42 live infants of insulin dependent diabetic mothers (IDDM) in a third level center.

[The perinatal aspects of surviving low-birth weight neonates].

We analyzed prenatal history of 277 live low birth weight infants (less than 2,500 g). We tried to determine some perinatal factors that may be associated with good prognosis in this group of babies. The variables analyzed were: maternal age, number of prenatal visits, complication of pregnancy, mode of delivery, birth weight, sex, gestational age.