Infants of mothers with diabetes are at higher risk for developing:

a. Anemia.
b. Hyponatremia.
c. Respiratory distress syndrome.
d. Sepsis.


C

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A Infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs) are not at risk for anemia. They are at risk for polycythemia.
B IDMs are not at risk for hyponatremia. They are at risk for hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia.
C IDMs are at risk for macrosomia, birth trauma, perinatal asphyxia, respiratory distress syndrome, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, cardi-omyopathy, hyperbilirubinemia, and polycythemia.
D IDMs are not at risk for sepsis.

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