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Diabetes and pregnancy: Time to rethink the focus on type 2 diabetes

Author(s) -

Kothari Dharmesh,

Lim Boon H.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734

H-Index - 65

eISSN - 1479-828X

pISSN - 0004-8666

DOI - 10.1111/ajo.12186

Subject(s) - medicine , type 2 diabetes , pregnancy , diabetes mellitus , obesity , obstetrics , diabetes in pregnancy , type 1 diabetes , intensive care medicine , gestational diabetes , endocrinology , gestation , genetics , biology

With the increasing prevalence of diabetes and obesity in Australia, more women with type 2 diabetes are becoming pregnant. Our study confirms that pregnancies with type 2 diabetes have poorer outcomes and there is a strong need for further research into modification of risk factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly in type 2 diabetes. We believe it is time to rethink the strategies to improve their outcomes.

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