Resource-poor neighborhood conditions may increase gestational diabetes risk
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Socioeconomic factors play a role in the development of diabetes in pregnant women living in resource-poor neighborhoods, according to new study.
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A new study showed that neighborhood factors such as housing quality, violence, education, access to healthy food and poverty may play a role in maternal and fetal health related to gestational diabetes mellitus.
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