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Diabetes in Mothers Raises Heart Risks in Children (Published 2019)
Risks were especially high for heart failure, high blood pressure and blood clots among children born to mothers with diabetes.
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Maternal diabetes during pregnancy and early onset of cardiovascular disease in offspring: population based cohort study with 40 years of follow-up
Children of mothers with diabetes, especially those mothers with a history of CVD or diabetic complications, have increased rates of early onset CVD from childhood to ear …
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