Genetic Birth Defects

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INTRODUCTION
Major structural or genetic birth defects affect approximately 3% of births, and are the leading cause of infant mortality in the United States. PGD) is one of the leading known causes with up to a nine-fold increase in birth defects, compared with the rate seen in nondiabetic pregnancy.
How Diabetes affects children
The birth defects children can experience from being born with diabetes. One of the birth affects are the child could have heart problems. Another manger birth defect is the child could have a spinal defects.
Having Diabetes how it can affect the mother and the baby's health.
If the mother has poor control of her Diabetes during pregnancy which would mean if her blood sugar was higher than it should

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