Diabetes in pregnancy may differentially affect neonatal outcomes for twins and singletons

Diabetic Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1068-1073

  Luo, Z C ^a   Simonet, F ^a   Wei, S Q ^a   Xu, H ^a   Rey, E ^a   Fraser, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

5 min Apgar score; Congenital anomalies; Diabetes in pregnancy; Neonatal death; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN DEATH; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE LABOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TWINS;

EID: 80051654239     PISSN: 07423071     EISSN: 14645491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03366.x     Document Type: Article

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