What should the nurse be aware of in relation to diabetes in pregnancy?
A) With good control of maternal glucose levels,sudden and unexplained stillbirth is no longer a major concern.
B) The most important cause of perinatal loss in diabetic pregnancy is congenital malformations.
C) Infants of mothers with diabetes have the same risks for central nervous system (CNS)defects as infants of mothers that do not have diabetes.
D) At birth the newborn of a diabetic mother is no longer at any risk.

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The most important cause of perinatal loss in diabetic pregnancy is congenital malformations,which account for 30 to 50% of all perinatal loss in pregnancies complicated by diabetes.Even with good control,sudden and unexplained stillbirth remains a major concern.
CNS defects (e.g. ,anencephaly,open spina bifida)are increased 10-fold in infants of mothers with diabetes.The transition to extrauterine life often is marked by hypoglycemia and other metabolic abnormalities.

What Should the Nurse Be Aware of in Relation to Diabetes