Diabetes

Ahrq News and Numbers: One in 16 Women Hospitalized for Childbirth Has Diabetes

Published in Women's Health Law Weekly, January 23rd, 2011

2011 JAN 23 -- More than a quarter million women who gave birth in U.S. hospitals in 2008 had pre-existing diabetes or developed it during their pregnancy -a condition called gestational diabetes, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

This equals 6.4 percent of the 4.2 million women who gave birth in that year.

Both pre-existing diabetes and gestational diabetes can produce risks for the mother and her infant. Women face increased risks such as miscarriage and preterm birth, and infants experience higher risk of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), jaundice, and overly large body size...

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Source: Women's Health Law Weekly (2011-01-23)

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