Women Who Have High Glucose Levels Early In Pregnancy More Likely To Have Babies With Heart Defects

) reports a recent study published in the Journal of Pediatrics found pregnant women who have high glucose levels early in pregnancy have a higher risk of having a baby with heart defects, “even if they do not have full-blown diabetes.” In studying data on more than 19,000 mothers, “of whom 811 gave birth to babies with congenital heart disease,” researchers “found that for each 10 milligrams per deciliter increase in plasma glucose, there was an 8 percent increase in the risk for giving birth to a baby with heart defects.” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/well/family/high-glucose-levels-in-pregnancy-tied-to-heart-defects-in-babies.html