How gestational diabetes affects pregnant women and fetuses

Gestational diabetes can cause fetal macrosomia, pulmonary hypoplasia, and intrauterine hypoxia, which can increase the risk of obstructed labor and preterm delivery for pregnant women.
Gestational diabetes can lead to fetal macrosomia and pulmonary dysplasia due to the increase in blood glucose in pregnant women and its ability to reach the fetus through the placenta. At the same time, diabetes can also increase the body’s oxygen consumption, which can lead to hypoxia in the uterus, resulting in an increased risk of obstructed labor, preterm labor, and miscarriage.
Pregnant women with diabetes during pregnancy should control their diet. At the same time, they should take glucose-lowering drugs with fewer side effects, such as metformin and glibenclamide. Normally, by actively controlling blood sugar, you can reduce the impact on the growth and development of pregnant women and fetuses.
In addition, usually pregnant women should pay more attention to blood glucose, urine sugar and other indicators, regularly do a good job of obstetric examination, if there are abnormalities need to go to the hospital in a timely manner.