Pregestational Diabetes and Congenital Heart Defects

• Main Authors: Catarina Maduro (Author), Luís Ferreira de Castro (Author), Maria Lúcia Moleiro (Author), Luís Guedes-Martins (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Studies have consistently shown a significant increase in the risk of congenital heart defects in the offspring of diabetic mothers compared with those of nondiabetic pregnancies. Evidence points that all types of pregestational diabetes have the capacity of generating cardiac malformations...