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Giving birth to a baby who weighed over how much raises a mother's type 2 risk?

Over 9 pounds.

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  1. Over 5 pounds
  2. Over 7 pounds
  3. Over 9 pounds ✔

Why: CDC lists having had gestational diabetes or giving birth to a baby over 9 pounds as risk factors for prediabetes and type 2. It's also a risk factor for gestational diabetes in a later pregnancy.

Huh, didn't know that: Gestational diabetes risk is also higher for those more than 25 years old.

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Answer: Over 9 pounds. CDC lists having had gestational diabetes or giving birth to a baby over 9 pounds as risk factors for prediabetes and type 2. It's also a risk factor for gestational diabetes in a later pregnancy.

  1. CDC: Diabetes Risk Factors www.cdc.gov/diabetes/risk-factors/index.html
    Have ever had gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) or given birth to a baby who weighed over 9 pounds.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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