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

Multiple Choice

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.