What are the effects of gestational diabetes during pregnancy?

Fewer if Controlled: First, patients can decrease the risks by eating correctly, mild exercise, and using meds when recommended. Uncontrolled gestational dm can cause the baby's lungs to be underdeveloped, increase the risk of a large baby/need for c-section, can cause a low blood sugar in the baby after birth, and even an increased risk of the baby dying before birth.

Many possible: Diabetes can affect the developing baby throughout the pregnancy. In early pregnancy, a mother's diabetes can result in birth defects and an increased rate of miscarriage. Many of the birth defects that occur affect major organs such as the brain and heart. During the 2nd & 3rd trimester, a mother's diabetes can lead to over-nutrition & excess growth of the baby.