Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Macrosomia (BW >4.5 kg) is a well-recognised complication of maternal hyperglycaemia and is associated with poor maternal and foetal outcomes. Traditional risk factors of macrosomia do not fully explain all variation as it can happen in normoglycaemia and in well-controlled diabetes. The relative contributions of these factors in different ethnicities are unknown. We investigated the predictors of BW in South Asian (SA) and White Caucasian (WC) pregnancies, and...