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Diabetes can target anyone and under any conditions. Starting from children, teenagers, parents, even during pregnancy diabetes can be experienced. Many people know about the fatal health conditions caused by diabetes, but how does diabetes affect pregnant women?
Are there certain health conditions if diabetes occurs during pregnancy? Does this have a serious impact on the health of the mother and the baby?
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Melansir laman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), here are some of the impacts that diabetes can cause during pregnancy that affect both mother and child baby in content.
Birth defects
A baby’s organs form during the first two months of pregnancy, often before a woman knows she is pregnant. Uncontrolled blood sugar can affect these organs while they are being formed and cause serious birth defects in the developing baby, such as the brain, spine, and heart.
Extra Large Baby
Diabetes that is not well controlled causes the baby’s blood sugar to be high. Babies in the womb “overeat” and grow extra large.
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Apart from causing discomfort to the woman during the last few months of pregnancy, an extra large baby can cause problems during delivery for both mother and baby. The mother may need a C-Section to deliver the baby. Babies can be born with nerve damage from pressure on the shoulder during delivery.
C-Section (C-section)
C-section is an operation to deliver the baby through the mother’s abdomen. A woman who has poorly controlled diabetes has a higher chance of needing a cesarean section to deliver her baby. When a baby is delivered by cesarean section, it takes longer for the woman to recover from delivery.
High Blood Pressure (Preeclampsia)
When a pregnant woman has high blood pressure, protein in her urine, and frequent swelling of the fingers and toes that doesn’t go away, she may have preeclampsia. This is a serious problem that needs to be watched closely and taken seriously by a doctor. High blood pressure can harm a woman and her unborn baby.
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