How can gestational diabetes during pregnancy affect the development of the fetus? New discovery of scientists

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Gestational diabetes, which the expectant mother suffered during pregnancy, can adversely affect the health of the fetus. In particular, such children have 28% more often nervous system disorders.

This is stated in the analysis of scientists who Posted In The Lanacet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Scientists have found a relationship between gestational diabetes and an increased risk of developing autistic spectrum disorders (races), attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), as well as disorders of intelligence, communication and motility in future generations, writes Medical News Today.

Researchers analyzed the data of more than two hundred previous scientific works, which involved 56 million pairs of mother-child. They also studied the results of 110 studies on gestational diabetes and 80 – about pregestational diabetes, that is, when the mother was ill with diabetes before pregnancy.

Scientists have found that children gave birth to women with diabetes have a 28% greater chance of any neurosis disorders. In the context of neurological states, scientists have discovered:

• at 16% increased risk of learning disorders ie inability to absorb, store or summarize new information;
• The risk of motor disorders is increased by 17%: for example, an increase, decrease or slowdown in arbitrary movements;
• 20% increased risk of communication disorders;
• 25% increased risk of races;
• 27% increased the risk of specific developmental disorders;
• 30% increased risk of ADHD;
• The risk of intellectual disorders is increased by 32%.

In addition, scientists have reported that babies of women with pregestation diabetes have 39% higher risk of developing nervous system disorders than children born to women who have developed diabetes during pregnancy.

« Neuro development disorders, such as races and ADHD, were often observed in children with type I diabetes, which have high blood sugar.

This study demonstrates the relationship between maternal diabetes and neuro -development disorders in offspring, which raises the question: whether the mother’s blood in the mother’s blood can play a more direct role in the development of the fetus. Perhaps sugar acts as a teratogen – a substance that can cause congenital defects or anomalies of development « , – Doctor of Medical Sciences Jonathan Faro suggests.

However, the specialist urges to treat the data of meta-analysis with caution.

« Scientists have collected and combined data from many other studies to find general trends. Although the analysis can identify important patterns, he cannot prove that one causes the other.

We are just beginning to understand how the human brain develops and which affects this complex process in the womb. Therefore, the continuation of research in this field will allow us to better describe how this is happening and find out whether it is possible to prevent some impairment of neuro development or modify by polygrapating by mother’s health, «  The Faro explained.

Recall, scientists call Check pregnant women for gestational diabetes between 24 and 28 weeks.