Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: To evaluate the relation between C-peptide and insulin in amniotic fluid with macrosomia.Methods and materials: We enrolled ten newborns with more than 4000 gr weight as the case-group and 28 newborns with less than 4000 gr as the control group. During delivery (C/S or NVD) about 10cc of amniotic fluid was taken and we took samples from umbilical cord or venous blood of newborn and venous blood of mothers for evaluation of insulin and C-peptid...