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Gestational diabetes during pregnancy is rising. Experts are alarmed.
It increases the risk of high blood pressure during pregnancy and the chances of having a large baby. The baby also is at higher risk of an early birth as well as for developing Type 2 diabetes in the future.
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Trends in Gestational Diabetes at First Live Birth by Race and Ethnicity in the US, 2011-2019
Among individuals with a singleton first live birth in the US from 2011 to 2019, rates of gestational diabetes increased across all racial and ethnic subgroups. Differenc …
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: Unique Opportunities for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
This statement summarizes evidence that adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs) such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, preterm delivery, gestational diabetes, small-for-g …
Gestational Diabetes and Overweight/Obesity: Analysis of Nulliparous Women in the U.S., 2011-2019
The population-attributable fractions for gestational diabetes mellitus associated with obesity largely increased in the past decade, underscoring the importance of optim …
Cigarette smoking and the risk of gestational and pregestational diabetes in two consecutive pregnancies
Our findings do not support an association between cigarette smoking and risk of GDM or PDM in young women of childbearing age.
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