A Rising Risk in Pregnancy.

Some increase was expected, says Elizabeth Gregory, a CDC health scientist and co-author of the report: "We know that risk factors, including overweight and obesity and older maternal age, have been increasing over time." Among the most common complications of pregnancy is a high level of glucose in the blood, a condition known as gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). The CDC analysis found that gestational diabetes rose in nonoverweight women as well as those with a high BMI. [Extracted from the article]