Diabetes during pregnancy can cause serious problems later – mothers need proper screening after birth
- Written by: Phyllis Ohene-Agyei., Doctoral Researcher in Maternal Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Shutterstock/Dragana GordicA growing number of women experience high blood sugar levels during pregnancy which typically resolve after birth.
Known as gestational diabetes, this is the most common metabolic disorder in pregnancy and affects one in seven women worldwide and one in sixteen in New Zealand.
Gestational diabetes is associated with...