New research suggests that pregnant women who have pre-existing diabetes are significantly more likely to experience stillbirths or death of their infant after birth. This is according to a study published in the journal Diabetologia.Investigators from Newcastle University in the UK, the South Tees NHS Trust and Public Health England say that previous research has analyzed the association between women with pre-existing diabetes and deaths of unborn fetuses and young infants. But they point out that their study excludes diseases already existing from birth (congenital anomalies).

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