title: Neonatal management of pregnancy complicated by diabetes.
abstract: Women with diabetes in pregnancy, either pre-gestational Diabetes Mellitus (Type 1 & Type 2) or Gestational Diabetes, are at increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, including preterm labour and increased foetal mortality rate. Adequate glycaemic control before and during pregnancy is crucial for improving foetal and perinatal outcomes in these babies. Perinatal and neonatal morbidities and mortality rates have declined since the development of specialized maternal, foetal, and neonatal care for women with diabetes and their offspring. However, infants of diabetic mothers are at risk for developing complications as macrosomia, hypoglycaemia, perinatal asphyxia, cardiac and respiratory problems, birth injuries and congenital malformations. In this review article we describe the neonatal management of the offspring of diabetic mothers.
authors: Department of Paediatrics, BIRDEM General Hospital and Ibrahim Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors: Fauzia
authors: F
authors: Mohsin
authors: Department of Paediatrics, BIRDEM General Hospital and Ibrahim Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors: Shareen
authors: S
authors: Khan
authors: Department of Paediatrics, BIRDEM General Hospital and Ibrahim Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors: Md Abdul
authors: MA
authors: Baki
authors: Consultant and Coordinator, CDiC (Changing Diabetes in Children), BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors: Bedowra
authors: B
authors: Zabeen
authors: Department of Paediatrics, BIRDEM General Hospital and Ibrahim Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors: Kiswhar
authors: K
authors: Azad
mesh_terms: D001720:Birth Injuries; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011254:Pregnancy in Diabetics
keywords: T1DM, T2DM, IDM, Barker\'s Hypothesis, Outcomes.