Maternal-foetal complications in pregnancy: a retrospective comparison between type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Valentina GuarnottaMariagrazia Irene MineoEmanuela GiacchettoMaria Pia ImbergamoCarla Giordano

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2021)

Women with T1DM have a higher risk of macrosomia than T2DM due to weight gain throughout pregnancy. By contrast, women with T2DM have a higher risk of spontaneous abortion than T1DM, due to pregestational BMI and ∆_total_IR in the first trimester.

Keyphrases

weight gain
birth weight
glycemic control
body mass index
pregnancy outcomes
preterm birth
gestational age
type diabetes
magnetic resonance
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle