Dimming Lights Reduce The Risk Of Diabetes For Expectant Mothers

A pregnant woman reads a book in a ward at maternity hospital N9, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine. The women are examined during the second trimester of pregnancy, when are screened for diabetes. DMYTRO SMOLIENKO/SWNS TALKER

Moms-to-be should dim the lights for three hours before bedtime to reduce the risk of gestational diabetes.

Gestational diabetes is a rise in blood sugar levels and is a common pregnancy complication.