• female
• 35 Years
• 10/05/2022

Why do they induce at 39 weeks with gestational diabetes?

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 6+ Yrs

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Sometimes early delivery may be recommended because the baby is large.

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