Risk of congenital anomalies detected during antenatal serum screening in women with pregestational diabetes

• Published in: QJM : An International Journal of Medicine Vol. 97; no. 10; pp. 651 - 653
• Main Authors: Ray, J.G., Vermeulen, M.J., Meier, C., Wyatt, P.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.10.2004; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Cohort Studies; Female; General aspects; Humans; Medical sciences; Neural Tube Defects - etiology; Pregnancy; Pregnancy in Diabetics - blood; Pregnancy in Diabetics - epidemiology; Prenatal Diagnosis - methods; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Urinary Tract - abnormalities; Endocrinopathy; Human; Congenital; Diabetes mellitus; Risk; Medical screening; Medicine; Prenatal; Risk factor; Adult; Female; Serum; Anomaly; Detection; Woman

Background: Most studies comparing women with and without pregestational diabetes mellitus have not systematically screened for fetal anomalies in early pregnancy, potentially leading to selection bias. Aim: To evaluate the risk for certain congenital anomalies in women participating in an antenatal...