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Maternal diabetes on birth defects

A new study shows that infants born with congenital heart disease risk in diabetic pregnant women are approximately five times the normal women. Although already confirmed diabetic heart does have a negative effect, but the study is the first on the relevant links between diabetes mellitus and birth defects was discussed.


United Kingdom researchers to the United Kingdom from 1995 to 2000 was born in the North of 192,618 neonates conducted a comprehensive analysis of information. Found under the 609 cases of pregnant women with diabetes health 22 cases with congenital heart disease of the newborn, children reached 3.6%; and is to the contrary, in 1417 in non-diabetic pregnant women gave birth to newborns suffer from a similar proportion of birth defects is less than 1%.


Researchers suggest, should provide special on diabetes mellitus fetal heart monitoring for timely detection and treatment of these birth defects.

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