Gestational diabetes increases the risk of which neonatal complication?
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Correct answer: Fetal macrosomia
Maternal hyperglycemia leads to fetal hyperglycemia, which stimulates the fetal pancreas to produce high levels of insulin. Insulin acts as a growth factor, causing macrosomia (excessive birth weight).
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