Are the children of mothers with diabetes during pregnancy at risk of psychiatric disorders?

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The children of mothers with diabetes during pregnancy may be more likely to develop psychiatric disorders during the first 40 years of life, according to an international study of 2.4 million live births in Denmark between 1978 and 2016. The study found that diabetes during pregnancy was associated with increased risks for schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, intellectual disabilities, developmental disorders, and behavioural disorders. The team found no link to substance use disorders, mood disorders, eating disorders, or personality disorders, however.

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conference: JAMA Network Open

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Organisation/s: Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark

Funder: This study was supported by unrestricted grants R232-2016-2462 and R265-2017-4069 from Lundbeckfonden (Dr Yu), grants DFF-6110-00019B and 9039-00010B from the Danish Council for Independent Research and Independent Research Fund Denmark (Dr Li), grant R275-A15770 from the Nordic Cancer Union (Dr Li), grant 2016 from the Karen Elise Jensens Fond (Dr Li); and grant NNF18OC0052029 from the Novo Nordisk Foundation (Dr Li).

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