title: Congenital malformations in infants of diabetic mothers.
abstract: Congenital malformations are contributing greatly to the perinatal morbidity and mortality of the infant of the diabetic mother. Can we discover the cause or causes of these lesions? Can they be prevented? Are they consistently detecable? The answers to these questions will significantly benefit all pregnancies as well as those complicated by diabetes mellitus.
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000196:embryology / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000151:congenital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008487:Medical History Taking; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000150:complications* / Q000378:metabolism; D012306:Risk