The effects of high maternal blood sugar on the baby may include oversized fetus, embryo growth restriction, miscarriage and preterm delivery, and fetal malformation.
1. Fetal oversize: usually babies are in a long-term hyperinsulinemic environment caused by maternal high blood sugar, which will promote protein and fat synthesis and inhibit fat decomposition, which will easily lead to excessive development of the baby’s body, resulting in oversize babies.
2. Restricted embryonic growth: Generally, high blood sugar in early pregnancy may inhibit embryonic development, leading to restricted embryonic development and affecting the growth of the baby.
3. Miscarriage and preterm delivery: high blood sugar in early pregnancy may lead to abnormal embryonic development, and may even lead to embryonic death and miscarriage, combined with excessive amniotic fluid is more likely to lead to preterm delivery, and if you suffer from gestational hypertension, fetal distress, and other complications, you may need to terminate the pregnancy early.
4. Fetal malformations: If a pregnant woman suffers from diabetes before pregnancy and is not controlled, the incidence of malformations in babies may be 7 to 10 times that of a normal pregnancy, which is closely related to the high blood sugar in the first few weeks after pregnancy.
Pregnant women with high blood sugar are advised to go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor for targeted treatment and therapy to avoid delays.