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Diabetes in pregnancy ‘highest reported in the world’ – The Transcontinental
The burden of diabetes in pregnancy has grown substantially in the Northern Territory over three decades and is contributing to more babies being born at higher than expected birthweights, according to a new study.
The burden of diabetes in pregnancy has grown substantially in the Northern Territory over three decades and is contributing to more babies being born at higher than expected birthweights, according to a new study.
About one in five pregnancies to Aboriginal women in the Territory in recent years is complicated by diabetes.
Researchers found the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in pregnancy among Aboriginal women in Central Australia is the highest reported in the world.
The study, Diabetes duri…
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