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What Do The Pregnancy Conditions Indicate Regarding The Baby?
hi my nephews girlfriend is 35 weeks pregnant a few weeks ago she was diagnosed with diabetis type 1 4 injections a day, then she was taken in and sent to st thomas hospital as the baby has an enlarged heart valve, she went into labour which they have stopped and now theyre saying the baby has edema fluid round his face and neck can you shed any light on this as i keep reading things up and all leads to still birth, thank you
Mon, 25 Aug 2014
hi thanks for writing to us
uncontrolled diabetes is a cause for many congenital anomalies in the baby
because of the enlarged heart valve it can cause odema that is swelling when heart is not able to function properly
still birth is quiet common in diabetics
needs regular monitoring of fetal well being
uncontrolled diabetes is a cause for many congenital anomalies in the baby
because of the enlarged heart valve it can cause odema that is swelling when heart is not able to function properly
still birth is quiet common in diabetics
needs regular monitoring of fetal well being
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