Study Findings:

• Pregnant women who smoke face a higher risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy — a condition known as gestational diabetes.
• Rates of gestational diabetes were highest among women who smoked (4%) and lowest among those who had never smoked (2%), the investigators found. Women who quit before or during pregnancy had intermediate rates of gestational diabetes (2-2.5%).
• Smoking may be an important modifiable risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus.

Related Articles:

• Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Diabetes Risk
• American Journal of Epidemiology

SOURCE: American Journal of Epidemiology, December 15, 2004.

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