Obesity Effects On The Fetus
Health Encyclopedia: Gestational Diabetes
Glucose intolerance during pregnancy
Treatment
The goals of treatment are to maintain blood glucose levels within normal limits during the duration of the pregnancy, and ensure the well-being of the fetus.
Close monitoring of the mother and the fetus should continue throughout the pregnancy. Self-monitoring of blood glucose levels allows the woman to participate in her care. Fetal monitoring to assess the fetal size and well-being may includ...
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...for future diabetes. Theoretically, such a gene might also affect insulin factors in the developing fetus, causing low birth weight. (Of note, mothers of very high-weight babies are also at risk... Read more »Surgery for Weight Loss
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