Interracial pregnancy risks

A recent news articled titled "Pregnancy Risks Differ for Interracial Couples" reported results from a study on the pregnancy risks in Asian-White couples. Previous research studies have examined White & African-American couples.

Here are some of the study's findings:

• "Gestational diabetes rates were higher among Asian-white couples than among white couples regardless of which parent was Asian"
  
• "Caesarean delivery was least common for white-mother/Asian-father couples but most common when the mother was Asian and the father white"
  
• "Average birth weights were lowest for Asian couples (7.07 lb), highest for Caucasian couples (7.49 lb), and intermediate for mixed couples (7.40 lb for Asian-mother/white-father and 7.32 lb for white-mother/Asian-father)"
  
• "Interracial couples were at intermediate risk of having a baby who was large for gestational age, but the difference was of only borderline significance for Asian-mother/white-father couples and not significant for white-mother/Asian-father couples compared with white couples"
  

If the baby's father is a different ethnicity than your pregnant daughter, make sure her doctor knows this so that he can be aware of any potential risks related to both ethnicities.