The pancreas forms in the foregut during the 5th to 8th week of gestation.A client with poorly controlled gestational diabetes asks the nurse what the effects of her condition will be on the fetus.What is the best response by the nurse? Poorly controlled maternal gestational diabetes will:
A) produce fetal hypoglycemia.
B) result in a macrocosmic fetus.
C) result in a microcosmic fetus.
D) enhance lung maturation.

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Poorly controlled maternal gestational diabetes can result in a macrosomic (large) fetus due to increased fetal insulin production in response to high maternal glucose levels. Fetal hypoglycemia may occur if the baby continues to produce high levels of insulin after birth, but it is not a direct effect of poorly controlled gestational diabetes during pregnancy. A microcosmic (small) fetus and enhanced lung maturation are not typically associated with poorly controlled gestational diabetes.

The Pancreas Forms in the Foregut During the 5th to 8th