Pregnancy curiosity
Asian-Caucasian couples face more pregnancy complications
By Nathan Seppa
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Asians have a known increased risk of gestational diabetes, but a new study finds that a pregnant woman in a mixed-race Asian-Caucasian couple also has a heightened risk of the complication, even if she herself is not Asian. The findings suggest a genetic trait at work in such pregnancies.
What’s more, Asian women in these mixed-race couples face an increased risk of delivering a baby by cesarean section, researchers report in the October American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.