Prepregnancy care and the prevention of fetal malformations in the pregnancy complicated by diabetes

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 990-997

  Reece, E Albert ^a,b   Homko, Carol J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital malformations; Preconception care; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; FETUS MALFORMATION; GLUCOSE HOMEOSTASIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 35848942348     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e31815a634b     Document Type: Article

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