If a woman with diabetes keeps her blood sugar well controlled before and during pregnancy, she can increase her chances of having a healthy baby. A woman who has diabetes that is not well controlled has a higher chance of having a miscarriage or stillbirth. Miscarriages and stillbirths can happen for many reasons. Stillbirth means that after 20 weeks, the baby dies in the womb. Miscarriage or StillbirthĪ miscarriage is a loss of the pregnancy before 20 weeks. The baby’s blood sugar must be watched for several hours after delivery. If a woman’s diabetes was not well controlled during pregnancy, her baby can very quickly develop low blood sugar after birth. Seriously low blood sugar can be avoided if women watch their blood sugar closely and treat low blood sugar early. Low blood sugar can be very serious, and even fatal, if not treated quickly. People with diabetes who take insulin or other diabetes medications can develop blood sugar that is too low. Read about one woman’s experience with being pregnant and diabetic » Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia) Women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are more likely to deliver early than women without diabetes. Early (Preterm) Birthīeing born too early can result in problems for the baby, such as breathing problems, heart problems, bleeding into the brain, intestinal problems, and vision problems. Women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes have high blood pressure more often than women without diabetes. It might lead to the baby being born early and also could cause seizures or a stroke (a blood clot or a bleed in the brain that can lead to brain damage) in the woman during labor and delivery. High blood pressure can cause harm to both the woman and her unborn baby.
It is a serious problem that needs to be watched closely and managed by her doctor. When a pregnant woman has high blood pressure, protein in her urine, and often swelling in fingers and toes that doesn’t go away, she might have preeclampsia. When the baby is delivered by a C-section, it takes longer for the woman to recover from childbirth. A woman who has diabetes that is not well controlled has a higher chance of needing a C-section to deliver the baby. C- Section (Cesarean Section)Ī C-section is a surgery to deliver the baby through the mother’s belly. The baby can be born with nerve damage due to pressure on the shoulder during delivery. The mother might need a C-Section to deliver the baby. Besides causing discomfort to the woman during the last few months of pregnancy, an extra large baby can lead to problems during delivery for both the mother and the baby. The baby is “overfed” and grows extra large. An Extra Large Babyĭiabetes that is not well controlled causes the baby’s blood sugar to be high. Blood sugar that is not in control can affect those organs while they are being formed and cause serious birth defects in the developing baby, such as those of the brain, spine, and heart.
The organs of the baby form during the first two months of pregnancy, often before a woman knows that she is pregnant. Blood sugar that is not well controlled in a pregnant woman with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes could lead to problems for the woman and the baby: Birth Defects
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