Pregnancy Outcome in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Analysis from the Netherlands

Abstract

/=90th percentile) 41.1%, severe hypoglycemia 41.5% and major congenital malformations 5.1%. CONCLUSIONS Pre-gestational type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased incidence of adverse pregnancy outcome despite reasonable mean HbA1c level and despite a high frequency of planned pregnancies. Many women report relatively late. Improvement in the outcome requires more active peri-gestational specialist care and a tailored approach is required towards migrant communities.