A recent research has found that blood flows preferentially to the placenta instead of the brain in fetuses of mothers with diabetes, hence increasing the size of the infant.
Highlights
Gestational diabetes is basically women developing high blood sugars between the 24th to 28th week of their pregnancy, who otherwise are not diabetic
Obesity, sedentary lifestyle, smoking increases the risk of developing gestational diabetes
New Delhi: Every year on International Women s Day, there s talk of celebrating the essence of being a woman. But seldom does anybody highlight how important it is for a woman or a man to stay healthy and not ignore their body. Since Woman s Day is knocking at the door (March 8), we thought of throwing some light on the lesser talked-about health condition faced by women during pregnancy - Gestational Diabetes.