Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with risks to the woman and to the developing fetus. Infants of mothers with pre-existing diabetes mellitus experience double the risk of serious injury at birth, triple the likelihood of cesarean delivery and quadruple the incidence of newborn intensive care unit (NICU) admission. The risks can be effectively amended when women are managed by multidisciplinary obstetric diabetes teams. In this exclusive Docplexus KOL interview, Dr.
Mala Dharmalingam talks about “ Managing Diabetes Mellitus Complications in Women.” Dr. Mala is an eminent and experienced Endocrinologist in Karnataka. She is currently Professor and Head of the Department of Endocrinology at MS Ramaiah (MSR) Medical College (Bangalore), and Director of the Bangalore Endocrinology & Diabetes Research Centre (BEDRC) With the increasing need of advanced diabetes care education, the…
