Dr. Puja Kumari Singh -Child Specialist

18/02/2026

👶 “If a mother has diabetes during pregnancy, her baby can become unusually big… but that doesn’t always mean healthy.”
And even at a normal weight these babies can have many complications
Think of it like this:

🍬 When mother’s sugar level is high, that extra sugar goes to the baby.

👶 Baby’s body tries to handle that extra sugar by making more insulin.

💉 Insulin acts like a growth hormone.

➡️ So the baby grows extra fat and becomes bigger than normal.

That’s why some babies of diabetic mothers are born very large.

What Problems Can Happen?
🩸 1. Low sugar after birth

Inside the womb baby was getting lots of sugar.
After birth suddenly sugar supply stops.
But baby’s insulin is still high.
👉 So baby’s sugar can fall dangerously low.

2. Breathing difficulty

3. Difficult normal delivery
• Shoulder may get stuck
• Birth injury can happen

4. Long-term risk

These babies may have higher chance of:
• Obesity
• Diabetes later in life

What should be done -

✔️ Control blood sugar strictly during pregnancy
✔️ Regular antenatal checkups
✔️ Follow doctor’s diet advice
✔️ Take insulin/medicines properly if prescribed
✔️ Regular sugar monitoring

01/07/2022

03/04/2022

Attended VACCICON 2022
Universal Immunization Programme
Oragnised by the Academy Of Paediatrics

02/04/2022

When you have a neurotypical child, you feel reasonably assured that class participation and decent study habits will result in good grades. These kids have close friends. They get invited to participate in social things like dances and weekend gatherings. They make the teams, auditions, organizations and clubs.

But when you have a child with certain differences, this is often not the case. Learning may take longer, both academically and socially. Despite their tremendous efforts, results are often a fraction of their peers and social acceptance is fleeting, setting them up for painful comparisons and bitter frustration. Instead of a fun and fulfilling experience, school can become a breeding ground for depression and anxiety, and assignments a battle ground at home. It is exhausting for parent and child alike.

This is the week of SPED (Special Education), Autism, Dyslexia, and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) awareness.

For all the children who struggle every day to succeed in a world that does not recognize their gifts and talents, and for those who are walking beside them, please let this be a gentle reminder to be kind and accepting of ALL people.

Recognize that the "playing field" is not always a level surface.

Children who learn differently are not weird. They are merely gifted in ways that our society does not value enough. Yet they want what everyone else wants: To be accepted!!

If you choose, please "copy and paste" (by touching and holding the text) onto your profile in honor of all children who are deemed "different".
Our world would be far less beautiful without them.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤