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Care of Infants Born to Women with Diabetes

Sydney Peters1, Chloe Andrews2, Sarbattama Sen3,4

  • 1Tufts University, 419 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA, USA.

Current Diabetes Reports
|July 24, 2020
PubMed

Insights

Infants born to mothers with diabetes face risks like hypoglycemia and congenital anomalies. Optimizing maternal glucose control and timely infant treatment are crucial for better outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Neonatal Medicine
  • Endocrinology
  • Perinatal Health

Background:

  • Infants of women with diabetes are susceptible to various neonatal morbidities.
  • These include congenital anomalies, growth abnormalities, hypoglycemia, and respiratory distress.
  • Long-term outcomes and treatment advancements are areas of recent focus.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review common neonatal morbidities in infants of diabetic mothers.
  • To discuss the pathophysiology and prevalence of these conditions.
  • To outline current treatment strategies for affected neonates.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent studies on neonatal outcomes in infants of diabetic mothers.
  • Synthesis of information on pathophysiology, prevalence, and treatment.
  • Focus on advances in managing neonatal hypoglycemia and optimizing maternal glycemic control.

Main Results:

  • Optimizing maternal glycemic control is key to improving infant outcomes.
  • Despite advances, maternal diabetes remains a significant risk factor for neonatal complications.
  • Timely and appropriate treatment is essential to reduce infant morbidity.

Conclusions:

  • Infants of women with diabetes require careful monitoring and management.
  • Advances in treatment offer improved outcomes, but risks persist.
  • Continued research and clinical vigilance are necessary to mitigate neonatal morbidities.
Abstract

Keywords:
Gestational diabetesInfant careMother with diabeties

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