Nooshin Amjadi - Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Preventative Gynecology Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Nasrin Mansori - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
Leili Rezaie Kahkha - Department of Infection Disease, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
Mojtaba Ashrafi - Department of Urology, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
Saeedeh Chalaki - Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
Khadije Rezaie Keikhaie - Student Research Committee, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran

Background & Objective: Diabetes Mellitus refers to a group of specific metabolic diseases with a hyperglycemic phenotype. The present study compares pregnancy outcomes and nonstress tests (NST) in insulin-treated diabetic women with healthy pregnant women. Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study, pregnancy outcomes and NST results were evaluated in ۴۵ diabetic pregnant women who had received insulin therapy and ۹۰ healthy pregnant women. The NST tracings of all women were applied and evaluated regarding reactive and non-reactive parameters. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version ۲۰ and Fisher's exact test. Results: Our results demonstrated that NST was reactive in ۷۵.۶%and was non-reactive in ۲۴.۴% of diabetic mothers. There was a significant increase in macrosomia in diabetic mothers with non-reactive NST, while there was no statistical significance between NST results in the two groups. Conclusion: Pregnant women with diabetes are more prone to complications than healthy women. The main complication is the fetal size which leads to difficulties in delivery and increased incidence of cesarean section.

Non-Stress Test, Diabetes Mellitus, Pregnancy Complications, NST