Diabetes during pregnancy linked to higher rates of ADHD, autism in children, study says
Having diabetes during pregnancy is linked to higher rates of
ADHD
,
autism
and other neurocognitive issues in children, according to new research.
The meta-analysis, published earlier this week in
The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
, analyzed over 56 million pregnancies across more than 200 studies. Researchers found children born to women who had diabetes during pregnancy were 28% more likely to have a neuro-developmental issue than those whose mothers didn't have the disease.
The risk was heightened by both
gestational diabetes
, which can develop during pregnancy, and pre-existing
Type 2 diabetes
, according to the study.
"We know that high blood sugar levels during pregnancy can cause other neurological issues," Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, said
on "CBS Mornings"
Thursday. "What's probably happening is a combination of the blood sugar levels themselves, but also how that triggers inflammation, other hormonal changes, how it turns certain genes on and off during fetal development."
It also increases the risk of having a baby who is more overweight at the time of birth, which means the delivery itself can be more complicated, Gounder added.
If you're looking to start a family but have diabetes or another medical condition, Gounder says it's recommended to hold off getting pregnant until those conditions are under control.
The people behind forming guidelines like these to keep mothers and their children safe have recently faced cuts at the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the Trump administration
.
"This relates to some of the cuts we've recently seen at the CDC. One of the cuts was the people in the Maternal and Child Health Division," she said. "The people in that division were developing guidelines for contraception for women who had underlying medical issues, were medically complicated."
For those women, regular
birth control pills
and other common methods may not be the right thing, Gounder explained, highlighting the importance of that work.
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