Intrapartum performance of patients presenting with diabetes mellitus in pregnancy.

Objective: To investigate the intrapartum performance of pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus (DM).

Subjects And Methods: A pilot study (April-June 2005) of medical records of patients with DM admitted into the labour wards of the Maternity Hospital, Kuwait, was undertaken. Consecutive patients, matched for age and parity with the study group and with no medical complications, admitted for induction of labour during the study period served as the control.