Children of mothers with gestational diabetes are more likely than most to have attention deficit, lower cognitive functions scores and poor motor skills, according to a study reported in Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neontal Edition; 81: 1.
The neurological and psychological functions of 32 children born to women with well controlled gestational diabetes were compared with those of 57 controls. There were no differences between them in head circumference and height but the children born to mothers with diabetes were heavier. They were also likely to have lower IQs and did not score as well as the control group when their motor functions were measured. Authors of the study point out that these deficits are more pronounced in younger children and that their effects diminish as the children get older.
-Nursing Times, June 30, 1999
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 38, Sep 17, 1999)
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