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  • Q&A with Australian Health Practitioners

    How to Avoid Risk of Developing Gestational Diabetes?

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  • Dr Steven Hatzikostas

    Gynaecologist, Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Obstetrician

    Dr. Steven Hatzikostas has been a Melbourne resident all his life. He undertook his tertiary education at The University of Melbourne and is a graduate … View Profile

    Avoiding gestational diabetes may not be possible for some women depending on their predisposing risk factors. Maintenance of an adequate weight gain through the pregnancy is one important way to reduce risk.

    The next question would be, what is an adequate weight gain? Well, it depends on what your initial weight was. Women within a good BMI have a greater degree of freedom to put on weight during pregnancy. Of course, an obese patient would have a very limited capacity to put on weight as that would increase her chances of developing diabetes.

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