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Bebé de madre diabética - Overview

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HMD

Definición:

Es un bebé nacido de una madre que sufre de diabetes. La frase se refiere específicamente a un bebé hijo de una madre que tuvo un nivel persistentemente alto de azúcar (glucosa) en la sangre durante el embarazo.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

Los niveles de hiperglucemia en las mujeres embarazadas a menudo tienen efectos específicos en sus bebés. Los bebés nacidos de madres que padecen diabetes generalmente son más grandes que otros bebés y pueden tener órganos grandes, particularmente el hígado, las glándulas suprarrenales y el corazón.

Estos bebés pueden presentar episodios de bajo azúcar en la sangre (hipoglucemia) poco después del nacimiento, debido al aumento de la insulina, una sustancia que moviliza el azúcar (glucosa) de la sangre a los tejidos corporales. El bebé necesitará un control estricto de sus niveles de azúcar en la sangre.

Hay un incremento de la posibilidad de que las madres con diabetes mal controlada tengan un aborto espontáneo o den a luz un mortinato. Si a la madre se le diagnosticó la diabetes antes del embarazo, el bebé también tiene un mayor riesgo de tener defectos congénitos si la enfermedad no está bien controlada.

  • Reviewed last on: 12/10/2009
  • Kimberly G. Lee, MD, MSc, IBCLC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Review Provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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