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Review: Diabetes and pregnancy: a review of pathology

Correspondence to: Dr Margaret J Evans Department of Pathology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, UK, margaret.evans{at}luht.scot.nhs.uk

Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with increased foetal morbidity and mortality. This article describes and reviews specific features of the placenta and the foetal anomalies seen in association with diabetes and briefly considers potential underlying mechanisms.

Key Words: diabetes mellitus • foetal anomaly • placental pathology • umbilical cord coiling

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The British Journal of Diabetes & Vascular Disease, Vol. 9, No. 5, 201-206 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1474651409344924


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