Comments on: Diabetes Before Pregnancy Increases Risk of Birth Defects http://medheadlines.com/2008/08/01/diabetes-before-pregnancy-increases-risk-of-birth-defects/ Medical news updated 24 hours Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:00:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: CLAUDIA SCHOEMAN http://medheadlines.com/2008/08/01/diabetes-before-pregnancy-increases-risk-of-birth-defects/comment-page-1/#comment-12005 CLAUDIA SCHOEMAN Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:53:10 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/?p=1171#comment-12005 I AM DIABETIC AND MY SUGAR IS QUITE WELL CONTROLLED I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE CHANCES OF MY UNBORN BABY HAVING BIRTH DEFECTS IS? I AM DIABETIC AND MY SUGAR IS QUITE WELL CONTROLLED I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE CHANCES OF MY UNBORN BABY HAVING BIRTH DEFECTS IS?

]]> By: Matt Jones http://medheadlines.com/2008/08/01/diabetes-before-pregnancy-increases-risk-of-birth-defects/comment-page-1/#comment-10241 Matt Jones Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:57:38 +0000 http://medheadlines.com/?p=1171#comment-10241 While there is the potential for child birth defects when a pregnant mother has diabetes, other than the fact that overweight mothers are prone to diabetes, are there any other factors that can contribute to this condition? Does genetics play any role? Matt While there is the potential for child birth defects when a pregnant mother has diabetes, other than the fact that overweight mothers are prone to diabetes, are there any other factors that can contribute to this condition?

Does genetics play any role?

Matt

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