The aim of this observational study was to evaluate screening and progression of diabetic retinopathy during pregnancy in women with pregestational diabetes attending five antenatal centres along the Irish Atlantic seaboard. An adequate frequency of screening was defined as at least two retinal evaluations in separate trimesters. Progression was defined as at least one stage of deterioration of...

OBJECTIVE to explore the experiences of White British and South East Asian women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and the perceived impact of diabetes on their reproductive health. DESIGN a hermeneutic phenomenological approach was used to explore the perceptions of women with diabetes from two different cultural backgrounds with varied reproductive health experiences. Focus groups and one-to...

Abstract Background The aim of the study was a retrospective comparison differences in maternal-foetal outcomes between women with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus (T1DM T2DM). Methods A cohort 135 patients pregestational diabetes, 73 T1DM (mean age 29 ± 5 years) 62 T2DM 33 6 years), intensive insulin treatment throughout pregnancy were evaluated. Clinical metabolic parameters prevalence maternal...

Gestational diabetes is one of the most widespread complications pregnancy posing a serious clinical and public health challenge. Globally, 16.5% pregnancies are affected by gestational diabetes, this percentage expected to rise as obesity pandemic spreads. It has severe short-term long-term negative effects on both mother child, which emphasizes importance identifying risk factors for taking s...

OBJECTIVE Prospective evaluation of pregnancy outcomes in pregestational diabetes along the Atlantic seaboard 2006-2007. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The Atlantic Diabetes in Pregnancy group, representing five antenatal centers in a wide geographical location, was established in 2005. All women with diabetes for >6 months before the index pregnancy were included. Results were collected electro...