Diabetes Gestational Pdf
Table 1. risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus. risk factor adjusted or or rr. gestational diabetes mellitus in previous pregnancy or = 13. 2 body mass index > 25 kg per m. 2. or = 3. 2. Gestationaldiabetes is a type of diabetes that occurs only during pregnancy. gestational diabetes can cause health problems in both mother and baby. managing your diabetes can help protect you and your baby. gestational diabetes often has no symptoms, or they may be mild, such as being thirstier. Gestational diabetes may also increase your risk of: high blood pressure and preeclampsia. gestational diabetes raises your risk of high blood pressure, as well as preeclampsia — a serious complication of pregnancy that causes high blood pressure and other symptoms that can threaten the lives of both mother and baby. Gestational diabetes usually shows up in the middle of pregnancy. doctors most often test for it between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy. often gestational diabetes can be controlled thro...