Congenital abnormalities in newborns of women with pregestational diabetes: A time ‐trend analysis, 1994 to 2009

ConclusionWhile the prevalence of birth defects among diabetic pregnancies is still considerably higher that nondiabetic pregnancies, results of the current study indicate a declining trend in the prevalence of some congenital abnormalities among babies born to both diabetic and nondiabetic mothers after 1999. We need to be more aggressive in implementing preventive measures, including a national diabetes plan or the proposed universal policy of supra‐dietary folic acid supplementation for women with diabetes who are of reproductive age.Birth Defects Research (Part A), 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - June 30, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Mohammad M. Agha, Richard H. Glazier, Rahim Moineddin, Gillian Booth Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research