Glucose infusions in suspected chronic placental insufficiency caused by gestosis

: In this study glucose load and its possible therapeutical efficiency in chronic nutritive insufficiency of the placenta is investigated. Following a definite regime glucose infusions were applied to the mother prepartually as well as subpartually in order to substitute the carbohydrate metabolism of hypotrophic fetuses. Glucose values and the parameters of the acid-base-balance were taken and calculated. The microblood analyses were performed subpartually on the mother and the fetus and postpartually on the newborn. The results gained are discussed and explained with regard to metabolism. The glucose infusion therapy in the form mentioned is suited to influence favourably the fetal hypoglucosemia.