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Overgrown Infants May Lead to Significant Challenges for Mothers in the Future

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A study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine annual meeting indicates that individuals who deliver large-for-gestational-age (LGA) babies, even without gestational diabetes, have an elevated risk of developing prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes 10 to 14 years later. Researchers utilized data from the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Follow-up Study, which analyzed glucose tolerance among a diverse cohort during pregnancy and examined long-term health outcomes. Among 4,025 pregnant individuals without gestational diabetes, 13% had LGA infants. The findings revealed that 20% of participants developed prediabetes or diabetes within a decade, with those having LGA babies being particularly at risk (24.8%) compared to those with small-for-gestational-age (15.4%) or average-for-gestational-age babies (19.7%). This risk remained significant even when accounting for common factors like age and obesity. The lead author, Dr. Kartik K. Venkatesh, emphasized the importance of recognizing the long-term health implications for mothers who give birth to larger infants, advocating for a shift in maternal healthcare from episodic care to a more comprehensive approach that considers long-term outcomes.

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