Screening for Type 2 Diabetes > Referral/Consultation Author: Lorraine Lipscombe, MD, FRCPC; Denice S. Feig, MD, MSc, FRCPC
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Recommendation
Refer all diabetic pregnant patients for prenatal care from a diabetes specialist and an obstetrician specializing in high-risk patients.B

Evidence:

  • Programs focusing on strict prenatal glycemic control and antepartum fetal surveillance have been associated with a reduction in perinatal deaths and congenital malformations among offspring of women with diabetes (146).

Comments:

  • None.

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Denice S. Feig, MD, MSc, FRCPC has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Lorraine Lipscombe, MD, FRCPC has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Sonal Singh, MD, editorial consultant, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.
Deborah Korenstein, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations. Richard B. Lynn, MD, FACP, Co-Editor, PIER, has no financial relationships with pharmaceutical companies, biomedical device manufacturers, or health-care related organizations.


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