Objectives 1- To study the some of the ecological correlates of gestational diabetes mellitus among pregnant women attending Nehru Hospital, Gorakhpur.

Study Design: A cross-sectional study

Study Settings: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nehru Hospital, Gorakhpur.

Study subject- All pregnant women of 24weeks and above gestational age having OGTT report attending Nehru hospital during

Study Period: August 2017 to July 2018

Result: In the present study proportion of GDM done by using “WHO” criteria was 8.0 % .The proportion of GDM was higher among pregnant women who were  in the age group of 20-30 years, literate, housewife by occupation, living in nuclear family, belong to social class IV+  Class V but the differences were not significant. In present study Family history of diabetes was significantly associated with GDM (p-value 0.029). In relation to dietary factor, there was significant association in proportion of GDM seen, among those who were consuming less calories than the recommended calories. 

Keywords: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

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Dr Pratiksha Dwivedy

Junior Resident, Deptt of Community Medicine, B R D Medical College, Gorakhpur, UP, India