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Should pregnant women with diabetes be counseled differently if nephropathy was detected? a population database study.

Sarah AldhaheriHaitham A BaghlafAhmad BadeghieshMichael H Dahan
Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2022)
Diabetic nephropathy is associated with increased obstetrical and perinatal morbidity compared to diabetes mellitus alone. These patients may benefit from a high dose of folic acid, more vigilant antenatal surveillance, delivery in a tertiary care center, and more rigorous screening and prevention methods for pregnancy-induced hypertension diseases at antenatal care visits.
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