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Pre-pregnancy diabetes rates have doubled
The number of women who become pregnant while they have diabetes has more than doubled in the past six years, a new study says. Researchers examined data on 175,249 women who gave birth between 1999 and 2005. They found that twice as many women who gave birth in 2005 were diabetic compared to the number of diabetic women who gave birth in 1999. Experts stress that women who are thinking of becoming pregnant should be aware the diabetes can lead to pregnancy and childbirth complications.
(HealthDay News) UPDATED 04/28/2008Click here to read the full story
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