Good News For Women With Gestational Diabetes
When an expectant woman has diabetes during her pregnancy, the special form of the disease, called gestational diabetes, puts both mother and her baby at risk. Moms can develop high blood pressure or preeclampsia.// Their newborns are at risk for lung problems and occasionally die. To keep blood sugar under control, some women need to take a lot of insulin, especially if they are older or overwei...Gestational Diabetes linked to Chromosomal defici
According to a new study, researchers, suggest that, some women who develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy may be prone to have children with certain chromosomal abnormalities However, researchers stress, gestational diabetes is not itself a risk factor for these types of defects since they form in the early stages of pregnancy--well before gestational diabetes typically develops.// <br...Gestational Age Linked To High Blood Pressure
Babies born with reduced gestational age had an increased risk of developing high blood pressure later in their life.Study conducted by Dr. Stefan Johansson, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm reported in the Journal Circulation //that men born with reduced pre-term pregnancy were more prone to high blood pressure compared to normal born babies. The study results were obtained after c...Gestational Diabetes On The Rise In NSW Women
The rate of diabetes in pregnancy has increased four times among Australian women in the past few years, raising concerns that gestational diabetes// may cause problems for babies. In NSW the rate has jumped 400 percent in the last five years. Diabetes Australia NSW president Neville Howard said it was a dangerous precedent. "In just five years we have experienced a change so dramatic...A fourfold rise in gestational diabetes
A recent research revealed that the number of women suffering from gestational diabetes has risen four times over a period of 5 years.// Hence, overweight women are being advised to reduce weight before they conceive. Diabetes Australia-NSW has given shocking statistics. According to it, more than 18,500 cases of gestational diabetes were reported last year, whereas, only 4286 cases were...