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Preconception care for women with diabetes and prevention of major congenital malformations

✍ Scribed by John L. Kitzmiller; Robert Wallerstein; Adolfo Correa; Saiyin Kwan

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 159 KB
Volume: 88
Category: Article
ISSN: 1542-0752
DOI: 10.1002/bdra.20734

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Abstract

This article provides an overview of the rationale for diabetes preconception care interventions for women with diabetes and the efficacy in reducing the excess occurrence of major congenital malformations. The problems with broad use of individualized preconception care are considered. In addition, suggestions are made for the implementation of more comprehensive interventions in the community and usual diabetes care settings, to address the multiple ongoing challenges in the prevention of structural anomalies associated with preexisting diabetes. Based on the published evidence, successful preconception care can be considered to include: achievement of individualized target standardized glycosylated hemoglobin levels, adequate nutrition, and minimizing hypoglycemia before and after discontinuing effective contraception and during the transition to early prenatal care. Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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