Diabetic Nephropathy in Pregnancy: Suboptimal Hypertensive Control Associated With Preterm Delivery

Diabetic and hypertensive nephropathy in India.

Pregnancy complicated by diabetic nephropathy.

Diabetes mellitus is a high risk complication of pregnancy and this is particularly true whenever long standing diabetes is complicated by diabetic nephropathy. Five cases are reported of diabetic pregnancy complicated by nephropathy. Four women delivered healthy babies, and one patient aborted spontaneously in the 9th week of gestation. It is suggested that first and foremost in complicated di...

Consecutive measurements show association of IGF-1 with preterm delivery in type 1 diabetic pregnancy

Aim: Few data on insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and preterm delivery are reported in type 1 diabetes mellitus while cross-sectional studies with regulators of IGF-1 indicate association with preterm delivery and fetal growth. We evaluated time-course relationship between the maternal serum IGF-1 and the subsequent obstetrical outcome. Setting and design: Consecutive follow-up study of 130...

Psychological distress in pregnancy and preterm delivery.

OBJECTIVE To investigate if psychological distress during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of preterm delivery. DESIGN Prospective, population based, follow up study with repeated measures of psychological distress (general health questionnaire), based on the use of questionnaires. SETTING Antenatal care clinic and delivery ward, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. SUBJECTS 87...

Glycaemic control in diabetic nephropathy.

To investigate the quality of glycaemic control that is achievable in diabetic patients with persistent proteinuria and asymptomatic but declining renal function three matched groups of patients were studied. The first comprised diabetics with proteinuria receiving continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion; the second, diabetics without proteinuria receiving continuous subcutaneous insulin infus...