Grant: CIHR Fellowship

Obesity and type-2 diabetes are becoming more common among women of child-bearing age. Research shows that women who have existing diabetes are at double the risk of having complications during pregnancy. Some of the complications include having high blood pressure, bleeding out during delivery, delivering early, and having babies with birth defects that lead to early death. Fortunately, the risk of having these serious problems can be reduced by using medications to control diabetes before women get pregnant. This research study aims to find out whether some medications work better than others, or if some medications are actually harmful during pregnancy. With the goal of identifying the best possible care, so that women with diabetes who are considering pregnancy or are currently pregnant, can have healthy pregnancies and healthy babies.