Comment: Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes—a 5-year national population-based cohort study

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It is well known that diabetes in pregnancy is associated with various maternal and fetal complications [1], and the rising prevalence of diabetes in pregnancy is of growing concern. Data from the IDF Diabetes Atlas for 2019 indicate that there were 20.4 million live births (15.8% of the total) to women experiencing some form of hyperglycemia during pregnancy. This involved: gestational diabetes in 83.6% of cases; type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) first detected during pregnancy in 8.5%; and type 1 or type 2 DM existing prior to pregnancy in 7.9% [2]. Unfortunately, projections for the future of diabetes in pregnancy are worrying: it is estimated that 18.3 million live births in 2030, and 18 million in 2045 will involve mothers experiencing hyperglycemia in pregnancy [2]. …