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JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 7, Pages 648-649Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2014.925856
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Fetal malformation; preconception care; pregnancy; Type 2 diabetes
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An observational study was performed to assess the prevalence of fetal malformations and the level of preconception care in women with Type 2 diabetes. Pregnant women with Type 2 diabetes who delivered between 2002 and 2010 were recruited to the study. The fetal malformation rate of patients with Type 2 diabetes was compared with the rate in a control group; the general population. The malformation rate was 3.2 (7.2-2.2%; p < 0.0001) greater in the diabetes group. In addition, only 4% of women with Type 2 diabetes had preconception care. Despite evidence of benefits in women receiving preconception care, patients with Type 2 diabetes do not attend for preconception counselling and the malformation rate is high.
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