一些研究证实,胰岛素依赖性糖尿病妇女的后代出生缺陷的危险性增高。现在发现,非胰岛素依赖性糖尿病(NIDDM)妇女的后代也有相同程度的危险。洛杉矶市南加州大学(UCLA)的研究人员在美国糖尿病学会报道,NIDDM母亲的后代严重畸形发生率为9.2％,不严重畸形发生率为7％。在一般人群,婴儿出生时主要畸形发生率仅为2％到3％(包括遗传性缺陷,不在本研究 Some studies confirm the increased risk of birth defects in offspring of women with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. It has now been found that offspring of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) women are equally at risk. Researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles (UCLA) reported in the American Diabetes Society that the incidence of severe deformity in non-fatal NIDDM mothers was 9.2% and that for non-severe deformities was 7%. In the general population, the incidence of major deformities at birth is only 2% to 3% (including genetic defects, not in this study