Gestational diabetes - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Gestational diabetes
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Causes
Older maternal age
Obesity
Cigarette smoking
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Polygenic inheritance
Multiple birth
Effects
Fetal macrosomia
Hydrops fetalis
0.0%
Type II diabetes mellitus
Shoulder dystocia
0.0%
Neural tube defect
Congenital heart malformation
Miscarriage
Parents
Diabetes mellitus
Complication of pregnancy
Treatments
Weight loss
Description
"Incidence of congenital malformations =5% Cardiac and neural tube defects occur. The birth defects are not caused by chromosomal abnormalities. Incidence higher with HbA1c >7 Women with HbAc1 >10 should avoid becoming pregnant."
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Sanjay Manohar
2006