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Diabetes Mellitus
Risk factors for congenital malformations in infants include obesity & diabetes
August 11th, 2005
Risk factors for congenital malformations in infants include obesity & diabetes According to recent research from Spain, "The aim of the present study was to identify characteristics in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) that could be predictive of congenital malformations in their infants." M.L. Martinezfrias and colleagues at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III wrote, "Using data from the Spanish Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations (ECEMC), a hospital-based case-control study and surveillance system, we assessed the relationship between a number of maternal variables, including pregestational body mass index (BMI)...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-08-11)
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