DIABETES AND PREGNANCY: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PREDIABETIC STATE
Authors: J M MOSS, H B MULHOLLAND
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 March 1951DIABETES AND PREGNANCY: WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE PREDIABETIC STATEJAMES M. MOSS, M.D., H. B. MULHOLLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P.JAMES M. MOSS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, H. B. MULHOLLAND, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-34-3-678 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPREGNANCY AND DIABETESFor many years it has been realized that pregnancies in diabetic women are associated with complications which lead to a high fetal mortality rate.1The most important abnormalities are intrauterine death of the fetus, neonatal deaths and spontaneous abortion. Of lesser significance are large size of the fetus, preëclamptic toxemia, prematurity, breech presentation, polyhydramnios, uterine inertia, and an increased incidence of congenital defects. 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