title: Adverse outcomes in Type I diabetic pregnant women with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report maternal and fetal adverse outcomes, in spite of appropriate treatment and regular follow up, in diabetic pregnant women with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case series of four young pregnant diabetics aged between 20 and 25 years with type I diabetes mellitus and proliferative diabetic retrinopathy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The maternal adverse outcomes were abortion in one patient, pre-eclampsia and preterm delivery in one patient, and renal failure requiring dialysis in one patient. The fetal adverse outcomes were neonatal death in one case and premature baby in another case.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These cases highlight the fact that diabetic pregnant women should be closely followed up by the obstetricians and physicians when they have proliferative retinopathy. The proliferative diabetic retinopathy should be considered as a part of the assessment when counseling a diabetic woman in antenatal check up and also in the follow up visits during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: C C T
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Helen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tajunisah
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Reddy