New research from the University of California, Davis, finds that a woman’s weight and health during pregnancy may have …
gestational diabetes
Assessing gestational diabetes risks—for mom and baby
Previous diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes were based on the risk, posed by high blood sugar levels, that pregnant women faced for developing diabetes after giving birth. And, under those criteria, rates of gestational diabetes have surged nearly 50% in the past decade, with 5% to 8% of pregnant women being diagnosed with the
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Some Asian-American women at higher risk for diabetes during pregnancy
Chinese-American and Korean-American women have far higher risks of developing diabetes during pregnancy compared with African American and white women, according to a study published in the December issue of the journal Ethnicity and Disease. The research, funded by the American Diabetes Association, expands on previous findings
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