Preconception care for diabetic women for improving maternal and fetal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Preexisting diabetes mellitus is associated with increased risk for maternal and fetal adverse outcomes. Despite improvement in the access and quality of antenatal care recent population based studies demonstrating increased congenital abnormalities and perinatal mortality in diabetic mothers as compared to the background population. This systematic review was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of preconception care in improving maternal and fetal outcomes for women with preexisting diabetes mellitus.

Methods

We searched the following databases, MEDLINE, EMBASE, WEB OF SCIENCE, Cochrane Library, including the CENTRAL register of controlled trials and CINHAL up to December 2009, without language restriction, for any preconception care aiming at he

SUBMITTER: Wahabi HA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2972233 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature