Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy : Knowledge Assessment

Evaluation of Knowledge About Contraception and Pregnancy Planning Among Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Women

Diabetes, a chronic and frequent disease, is a risk factor of pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, congenital malformations and macrosomia.

Preconception care is all methods to assess the best prognostic for a diabetic pregnancy. Among these methods, contraception is very important to plan the pregnancy on a chosen moment.

The content of the preconception care is well established. However, information of diabetic women concerning contraception and giabetic pregnancy has been little studied.

The aim of the study is to describe the knowledge of the patients with diabetes concerning contraception and pregnancy planning.

inclusion criteria :

• Patients Aged between 18 and 40 years old
• With type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Consulting in the department of diabetology in Reims and Charleville Mezieres hospitals
• Accepting to participate in the study

exclusion criteria :

• Patients With secondary diabetes (endocrine, pancreatic or genetical origin)
• With postmenopausal status
• Without capacity to have a pregnancy (uterine aplasia, hysterectomy)