Which of the following BEST describes why hypoglycemia after delivery is common in infants born to mothers with gestational? diabetes?
A) The fetus develops compensatory insulin production in utero due to maternal hyperglycemia, which causes hypoglycemia after delivery.
B) The genetic nature of diabetes mellitus makes infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes more likely to have diabetes themselves.
C) The fetus is no longer receiving insulin via the umbilical cord, and therefore becomes hypoglycemic after birth.
D) Gestational diabetes may cause fetal pancreatic abnormalities that cause hypoglycemia after birth.
Ans: A) The fetus develops compensatory insulin production in utero due to maternal hyperglycemia, which causes hypoglycemia after delivery.
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