The Project for an Ontario Women's Health Evidence-Based Report (POWER) recently issued a study stating that children born to women with diabetes are twice as likely to die as those born to women without diabetes.
A spokesperson for the study said that infants born to women with diabetes are at much higher risk for serious complications, which can be prevented by controlling glucose and blood pressure levels at the time of conception and during pregnancy. The spokesperson added that this reflects a need for more targeted pre-pregnancy counselling and better pregnancy care for these women.
Additional study findings include that 45% of women with pregestational diabetes are having c-sections, compared with 37% of women with gestational diabetes and 27% of women without diabetes. Also, rates of major and minor congenital anomalies were 60% higher among women with pre-pregnancy diabetes than women without diabetes.
As the spokesperson indicated, some of these birth injuries can be controlled with proper medical treatment. Sometimes, unfortunately, birth injuries and/or death is the result of medical malpractice. If you think your child's birth injury is the result of malpractice, contact The Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel and Associates at 800/541-9376 or online at www.fagellaw.com. We have a track record of success handling these types of cases.
