It can also impact the baby, leading to respiratory issues, obesity, and the risk of developing diabetes later in life. Gestational diabetes and the Black maternal health crisis ...

Pregnant Black women face a higher risk of gestational diabetes, a condition that develops during pregnancy. This temporary form of diabetes can lead to complications for both the mother and the baby.

A Women’s eNews analysis finds that 45 percent of U.S. Baby-Friendly hospitals are in cities and towns that have African American populations of 3 percent or less. A full 83 percent of U.S.

Black pregnant women are more likely to develop gestational diabetes, have high blood pressure, have a premature labour, have higher risks of miscarriages, stillborn births, postpartum haemorrhage ...

Gestational diabetes raises the chance that your baby will be larger than normal. It's also linked to jaundice, in which the skin looks yellowish. Jaundice generally fades quickly with treatment.

Neonatal diabetes is a rare type of diabetes that appears in newborns, usually before six months of age. Genetic testing helps doctors know which type a baby has and how to treat it effectively.

But if the level of glucose becomes too high, it can cause problems for you and your baby. Gestational diabetes, also known as GDM, will raise the odds of pregnancy complications.

Black people may experience an overdiagnosis for prediabetes or Type 2 diabetes, according to a March 2021 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Clarke struggled with being ...

WASHINGTON, D. C. - U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown and a group of her Congressional Black Caucus colleagues on Monday marked National Diabetes Month by highlighting how the disease disproportionately ...