Pre-pregnancy diabetes tied to more birth defects

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Tue, 07/29/2008 - 22:37

ATLANTA (AP) -- Diabetic women who get pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects than other women, according to new government research....


 

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