8 Apr 2025 • A meta-analysis involving over 56 million mother–child pairs has found that maternal diabetes—both gestational and pre-gestational—is significantly associated with an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in offspring.

Children exposed to maternal diabetes had a 28% higher risk of any neurodevelopmental disorder (RR 1.28), including autism spectrum disorder (RR 1.25), ADHD (RR 1.30), intellectual disability (RR 1.32), and various developmental and learning disorders.

Pre-gestational diabetes posed a greater risk (RR 1.39) compared to gestational diabetes (RR 1.18).

Source: The Lancet | Read Full Story