Risk of severe maternal morbidity or death in relation to elevated hemoglobin A1c preconception, and in early pregnancy: A population-based cohort study.

Alexander J F DavidsonAlison L ParkHoward Berger Kazuyoshi AoyamaZiv HarelJocelynn L CookJoel G Ray

Published in: PLoS medicine (2020)

Our findings indicate that women with an elevated A1c preconception may be at higher risk of SMM or death in pregnancy or postpartum, including those without known prepregnancy DM.

Keyphrases

pregnancy outcomes
body mass index
weight gain
birth weight
preterm birth
early onset
drug induced
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance