Antenatal care protects diabetic mother, babies

[Naveed Yaseen]

Good antenatal care among would-be mothers suffering from diabetes protects them and their babies against serious complications, said a report published in Diabetes Digest, the monthly magazine of Diabetic Association of Pakistan.

The report said that Gestational Diabetes Mellitus is fast emerging as a frequently noticed health condition among pregnant women in most parts of the world. The condition is attributed to more sedentary life styles, changes in diet, continued immigration from high risk populations and the virtual epidemic of childhood and adolescent obesity in most parts of the world. It revealed that abnormal maternal glucose regulation occurred in three to 10 per cent of all pregnancies in the world, while gestational diabetes mellitus was said to account for 90 per cent of diabetes mellitus in pregnancy. The report warned that infants of mothers with pre-existing diabetes experience double the risk of serious injury at birth.

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