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Pregnant diabetics more prone to birth defect: Study
Thursday April 05, 2012 09:57:40 AM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Pregnant
women with diabetes are more likely to have birth defects than
women without the condition, a study by a Britain-based major
research-intensive university said here Wednesday.
"The study led by Newcastle University and funded by Diabetes UK,
for the first time has evidence that quantifies the effect of
glucose levels. The blood glucose level around the time of
conception is the key factor predicting the risk of congenial
anomaly," a statement from Newcastle University that has published
the study said.
The study carried out in mainly white women in England suggested
that as many as one in 13 deliveries to women with Type 1 or Type
2 diabetes involved a major congenital anomaly, also known as a
birth defect.
"The researchers have found that during pregnancy, a woman with
Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes has a risk of a birth defect which is
about seven percent, as compared to an average of around two
percent in women without diabetes," the study said.
The study involved an investigation of the recorded outcomes of
401,149 pregnancies, including 1,677 pregnancies in women with
diabetes, between 1996 and 2008 in the north of England.
"The good news is that, with expert help before and during
pregnancy, most women with diabetes will have a healthy baby. The
risk of problems can be reduced by taking extra care to have
optimum glucose control before becoming pregnant," said Ruth Bell,
the study's lead researcher.
Birth defect is a physical anomaly which is recognizable at birth
and which is significant enough to be considered a problem.
"Any reduction in high glucose levels is likely to improve the
chances of a healthy baby. All young women with diabetes need to
know about preparing for pregnancy, and should contact their
doctor or diabetes team as soon as possible if they are thinking
about pregnancy or become pregnant," Bell added.
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