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Why would babies with transposition of great arteries have increased birth weight ?
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Diabetes mellitus.: Maternal diabetes mellitus (known or latent) is a common risk factor for fetal macrosomia and tga.
Answered 5/20/2013
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Maternal diabetes: May be secondary to maternal (pre-gestational) diabetes that increases the risk of transposition of the great arteries, and with poorly controlled sugar, may lead to a large sized baby.
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