Determinants of Small for Gestational Age in Women With Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy: Who Should Receive Metformin?

Denice S Feig Bernard ZinmanElizabeth AsztalosLois E DonovanPrakesh S ShahJ Johanna SanchezGeorge TomlinsonKellie E Murphy

Published in: Diabetes care (2022)

In this study, we observed a high percentage of SGA births among women with type 2 diabetes and chronic hypertension and/or nephropathy who were treated with metformin. Therefore, with the aim of reducing SGA, it is reasonable to be cautious in our use of metformin in those with type 2 diabetes and chronic hypertension or nephropathy in pregnancy.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
pregnancy outcomes
blood pressure
birth weight
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women
cervical cancer screening
breast cancer risk
adipose tissue
body mass index