Obstetrics

Preconception Care Reduces Birth Defects In Offspring Of Diabetic Women

Published in Diabetes Week, October 1st, 2001

by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - A Canadian review of several studies reports preconception care and glycemic control during the first trimester can reduce the odds of congenital anomalies in infants of mothers with diabetes mellitus.

Researchers in Ontario, Canada, led by J.G. Ray of Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Center in Toronto, compiled and analyzed data from several independent studies of diabetes and pregnancy outcomes before drawing this conclusion.

"In 14 cohort studies, major congenital malformations were assessed among 1192 offspring of mothers who had received preconception care, and 1459 offspring of women who...

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