title: Prenatal diagnosis and prevention of diabetic embryopathy.
abstract: This article emphasizes the need for early biochemical and sonographic evaluation of pregnancies complicated by diabetes mellitus. Methods available for the prenatal diagnosis and prevention of diabetes-associated malformations are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Reece
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Homko
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Hagay
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000097:blood; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D000509:alpha-Fetoproteins