Gestational diabetes: what every mother needs to know

Gestational diabetes: what every mother needs to know [1]

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/20/2008 - 11:04

Gestational diabetes is diabetes which is diagnosed when a woman is pregnant. It may have been there before pregnancy without her knowing it, or it may have been brought about by the pregnancy itself. Either way, the woman needs to be as well informed about it as possible, as it can affect both her baby and herself on the short and long term.

Issue:

Volume 47 | Special Issue [2]

Author:

Hadden David [3]

Attachment:

article_133_en.pdf [4]

Keywords:

pregnancy, baby, risk factors, pre-eclampsia

Section:

Health Delivery [5]

Theme:

Prevention and screening [6]

Women [7]

Gestational diabetes [8]