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Depression in early pregnancy linked to gestational diabetes, NIH study finds

Women with gestational diabetes at risk for postpartum depression.

“Of particular note, persistent depression from the first to second trimester set women at even greater risk for gestational diabetes” said the study’s senior author, Cuilin Zhang, M.D., Ph.D, in the Division of Intramural Population Health Research at NICHD.  Women who had the highest scores for depression in the first and second trimesters — about 17 percent — had nearly triple the risk for gestational diabetes when compared to women who had lower depression scores.

“Our results suggest it would be a good idea for clinicians to pay particular attention to women with high depression scores when evaluating the risk of gestational diabetes,” Dr. Zhang added.

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https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/depression-early-pregnancy-linked-gestational-diabetes-nih-study-finds