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Infant of Diabetic Mother: Multimedia

Author: Charles F Potter, MD, Consulting Neonatologist, Newborn Care Physicians of Southeastern Wisconsin
Coauthor(s): Stephen D Kicklighter, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of North Carolina at Raleigh and Wake Medical Center
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Updated: Jun 9, 2009

Multimedia

An increase in the number and size of the islets ...Media file 1: An increase in the number and size of the islets is commonly seen in the pancreas of infants born to diabetic mothers.
An increase in the number and size of the islets ...

An increase in the number and size of the islets is commonly seen in the pancreas of infants born to diabetic mothers.

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Further Reading

Keywords

infant of diabetic mother, IDM, diabetic mother, glucose intolerance, respiratory distress, macrosomia, polycythemia, hypoglycemia, congenital malformations, hypocalcemia, hypomagnesemia, fetal glucose control, maternal hyperglycemia, gestational diabetes mellitus, diabetes mellitus type 1, diabetes mellitus type 2, large for gestational age, LGA, small for gestational age, SGA, macrosomia, hepatosplenomegaly, cardiomegaly, fetal hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, prematurity, outflow tract obstruction, excessive fetal growth, impaired fetal growth, transient tachypnea of the newborn, pneumonia, necrotizing enterocolitis, renal vein thrombosis, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart defects, ventricular septal defect, VSD, transposition of the great arteries, spina bifida, hydronephrosis, renal agenesis, ureteral duplication, treatment, diagnosis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Charles F Potter, MD, Consulting Neonatologist, Newborn Care Physicians of Southeastern Wisconsin
Charles F Potter, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Stephen D Kicklighter, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of North Carolina at Raleigh and Wake Medical Center
Stephen D Kicklighter, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and National Perinatal Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

George Cassady, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine
George Cassady, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Pediatric Society, Society for Pediatric Research, and Southern Society for Pediatric Research
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Mary L Windle, PharmD, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
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Managing Editor

Brian S Carter, MD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Co-director, Pediatric Advance Comfort Team, Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Brian S Carter, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities, American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, and Southern Society for Pediatric Research
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Carol L Wagner, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina
Carol L Wagner, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Chemical Society, American Medical Women's Association, American Public Health Association, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Massachusetts Medical Society, National Perinatal Association, and Society for Pediatric Research
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Ted Rosenkrantz, MD, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Ted Rosenkrantz, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association, American Pediatric Society, Connecticut State Medical Society, Eastern Society for Pediatric Research, and Society for Pediatric Research
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