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Gestational Diabetes
Incidence of risky condition has risen, especially among younger women
March 15th, 2004
Kaiser Permanente researchers studying 267,000 women of various ethnic groups have found that the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increased 35% from 1991 to 2000. The study appeared in the February 27, 2004, issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. GDM occurs in pregnant women, particularly those who are overweight or obese or members of certain races and ethnic groups. It can triple the risk that their children will have diabetes, and increase the risk that their daughters will have gestational diabetes as well. Children born to women with GDM can be abnormally large, and require birth by cesarean section. ...
Source: OBGYN & Reproduction Week (2004-03-15)
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