The bitter sweet truth
Mother & Baby India|October 2020
Planning a baby but suffering from diabetes? M&B tells you how you can safeguard your baby through preconception care for diabetes
The bitter sweet truth

Time was when it was general belief that having diabetes would greatly hamper your chances of having a baby. But times, they change and how! Today, with proper care and precautions, it is possible to have a healthy pregnancy and baby despite the odds. Dr Shalini Jaggi, diabetologist at the Delhi based Sri Balaji Action Medical institute tells you how.

“Oh are you planning for a baby? But I heard you have diabetes? Avoid getting pregnant. It might lead to major complications like congenital malformations in the baby or a large baby, or maybe even stillbirth or abortion.” This is what a diabetic woman usually gets to hear from people around her. But little do they know that with careful pre-pregnancy planning, a majority of diabetic women can have safe pregnancies and healthy babies.

Effective preconception care holds positive chances of improvement in pregnancy outcomes in women with diabetes. To give a baby the best start in life, it’s a good idea to get the woman’s health balanced before pregnancy. Preconception care acts as a preventive medicine for the mother and the child she is planning to conceive.

この記事は Mother & Baby India の October 2020 版に掲載されています。

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この記事は Mother & Baby India の October 2020 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。