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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Statistically significant (P < 0. 05) improvements were shown in the intervention group for knowledge of diabetes, health-related quality of life (as determined by the SF36), control of plasma glucose and HbA (1c), maternal complications [e. g. decreased incidence of pre-eclampsia (5. 1 % vs. 16. 7 %), eclampsia (1. 0 % vs. 7. 6 %), episodes of severe hyperglycaemia (3. 0 % vs. 19. 7 %) and need for Caesarean section (7. 1 % vs. 18. 2 %)], and neonatal complications [e. g. decreased incidence of neonatal hypoglycaemia (2. 0 % vs. 10. 6 %), respiratory distress at birth (4. 0 % vs. 15. 2 %), hyperbilirubinaemia (1. 0 % vs. 12. 1 %) and large for gestational age (9. 0 % vs. 22. 7 %)].