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Pre-Natal Nutrition Essential to Preventing Future Disease in Offspring

Posted: Monday, April 13, 2009

Women consuming unhealthy diets during pregnancy put their child at risk for numerous future health problems, suggests a recent study. Diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), obesity, and stunted growth, were seen to be the most prevalent complications developed in animal models, where the mother's had poor nutrition.

Diabetes Linked to Pregnancy-Related Depression in Low-Income Women

Posted: Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Among low-income pregnant women, those with diabetes have almost twice the odds of having perinatal depression and are also more likely to have postpartum depression, researchers report.

Pregnancy Increases The Risk of Depression For Those With Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Low-income pregnant women and new mothers with diabetes have nearly twice the risk of experiencing depression during and after pregnancy than women without diabetes, according to a new study.

Diabetes Increases Risk of Pelvic Girdle Syndrome

Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Pregnant diabetic women might be at increased risk of suffering from pelvic girdle syndrome (PGS), according to a recent Norwegian study. Past research had shown that the hormone relaxin, was related to both PGS and type 1 diabetes, but this is the first study to investigate a potential direct link between PGS and diabetes.

Continuous Glucose Control Improves Pregnancy Outcomes in Diabetes

Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008

For diabetic women, continuous glucose monitoring during pregnancy may not only improve glycemic control but also diminish the risk of complications, researchers found.

C-Section Delivery Increases Risk for Type 1 Diabetes

Posted: Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Babies delivered by Caesarean section (C-section) are significantly more likely to develop juvenile (type 1) diabetes, according to a recent study. This observation could help explain how this poorly understood disease develops.

Women With Diabetes Prior to Pregnancy Linked With Birth Defects

Posted: Friday, August 08, 2008

Women diagnosed with diabetes before their pregnancy have a higher risk of giving birth to a baby with a birth defect or multiple defects than a woman who does not have diabetes before giving birth, according to a new study. "For single [birth] defects, the risk is three to four times greater, and about eightfold for multiple defects," says Adolfo Correa, MD, MPH, PhD, the study's lead author and an epidemiologist at the CDC's National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities.

Gestational Diabetes Increases Risk of Future Type 2 Diabetes

Posted: Thursday, July 31, 2008

Women with gestational diabetes are at an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes later in life concludes a recent study. This finding should lead to more extensive preventative measures for these high risk women.

Lower Fertility In Men Linked To Diabetes and Obesity

Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008

It appears that not only the mother's weight plays an important role in conceiving, but the father's as well, as reported at the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology on July 9.

Unhealthy Diet During Pregnancy Could Have Long Term Effects on Offspring

Posted: Friday, July 04, 2008

In addition to drinking, smoking, and doing drugs, eating an unhealthy diet while pregnant could have long term effects on one's offspring. A recent study suggests that serious conditions such as heart disease and diabetes develop more often when one's mother consumes unhealthy foods while pregnant.