title: Type 2 diabetes in pregnancy: Rates of fetal malformations and level of preconception care.
abstract: An observational study was performed to assess the prevalence of fetal malformations and the level of preconception care in women with Type 2 diabetes. Pregnant women with Type 2 diabetes who delivered between 2002 and 2010 were recruited to the study. The fetal malformation rate of patients with Type 2 diabetes was compared with the rate in a control group; the general population. The malformation rate was 3.2 (7.2-2.2%; p < 0.0001) greater in the diabetes group. In addition, only 4% of women with Type 2 diabetes had preconception care. Despite evidence of benefits in women receiving preconception care, patients with Type 2 diabetes do not attend for preconception counselling and the malformation rate is high.
authors.affiliation: Obstetrics and Foetal Medicine Unit, Maternité Régionale Universitaire de Nancy, Université de Lorraine , Nancy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Callec
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Perdriolle-Galet
authors.forename: G-A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sery
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Morel
mesh_terms: D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D016742:Preconception Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: Fetal malformation; Type 2 diabetes; preconception care; pregnancy