Gestational Diabetes Complications WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Gestational Diabetes Complications
Complications from gestational diabetes can include delivery problems caused by a large baby, later development of diabetes, higher risk of newborn death, and low blood glucose or illness in the newborn.1 This type of diabetes does not cause birth defects in the baby. Risk factors of gestational diabetes include having a family history of diabetes, if the mother is over the age of 25, if the mother is obese, and if the mother has previously given birth to a very large infant, a stillbirth, or a child with a birth defect.2
Fast Facts:
- Gestational diabetes is often diagnosed by a glucose screening test between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy.2
- The mother may have low blood sugar after the birth.3
- The risk of developing preeclampsia is higher with gestational diabetes.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Risk Factors of Gestational Diabetes
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 University of Virginia Health System: Gestational Diabetes Risk Factors
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mayo Clinic: Complications of Gestational Diabetes
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Complications of Gestational Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes Risks, Risks of Gestational Diabetes
- Last update: Mar. 31, 2009
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