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Will peds want me to deliver my baby a couple weeks early with my gestational diabetes?
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No: Newborns born to diabetic mothers are at higher risk to develop respiratory distress syndrome especially when delivered before full-term. Please be aware that estimation of due date has a margin of error of 1-2 weeks.
Answered 3/20/2012
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