Number of pregnant women with diabetes doubles
An alarming new study shows that the number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has increased more than 100% in the last 7 years. The condition causes a risk to both the mother and baby:
Expectant mothers who don’t control their diabetes face an increased risk of miscarriage and stillbirth. Their babies have a higher chance of being born with birth defects.
“These are high-risk pregnancies,” said Dr. Florence Brown, an expert on pregnancy and diabetes. “All women with pre-existing diabetes need to plan their pregnancies.”
Brown is co-director of the Joslin-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center diabetes and pregnancy program in Boston. She had no role in the study, which was done by researchers at Kaiser Permanente, a California-based health care provider.
Information from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,3528...
