The antenatal management of pregnancies complicated by pre-existing diabetes

Pregnancies complicated by pre-existing diabetes continue to experience unacceptably high rates of morbidity and mortality compared to the general population. Optimizing the antenatal care of these high-risk pregnancies starts in the pre-conception period and therefore is applicable to all healthcare providers. During pregnancy, improving maternal glycaemic control and fetal wellbeing surveillance forms the mainstay of antenatal management. The complex interaction between maternal disease, fetal growth and placental function is often difficult to tease out due to our current tools of assessing fetal wellbeing lacking in diagnostic accuracy.
Source: Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research