Healio: Diabetes triples odds of stillbirth, with greater risk for women with type 2

Preexisting diabetes was associated with a more than tripled odds of experiencing stillbirth or perinatal mortality, with higher risks for mothers with type 2 vs. type 1 diabetes, researchers reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

“Despite the well-recognized association between preexisting diabetes and stillbirth, gaps remain, including the strength of the association between preexisting diabetes and stillbirth or perinatal mortality across different populations and factors that may predict these outcomes,” Anna R. Blankstein, MD, MSc, from the department of medicine and the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, and colleagues wrote.

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