What is Laches? Laches is an unreasonable delay in pursuing a right or claim in a way that prejudices the opposing party and renders the granting of a claim inequitable. Put another way, the doctrine of laches bars relief where the party seeking relief has been guilty of excessive, unjustified delay in asserting rights.
During pregnancy, the placenta makes hormones that can lead to a buildup of sugar in your blood. Usually, your pancreas can make enough insulin to handle that. If not, your blood sugar levels will rise and can cause gestational diabetes.
This condition can happen even though the expectant mother did not have diabetes before pregnancy. Gestational diabetes is caused when pregnancy hormones block insulin from controlling blood sugar leading to an overweight baby. Untreated gestational diabetes can cause problems for both the mother and baby. Please fill in your information to download the full fact sheet.