A 38-year old obese woman brings her newborn son to your office for the establishment of care. She was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus when she was 22 years-old. She has been taking insulin and throughout her pregnancy she reports, ‘I tried to control my sugars as much as I can’. Her baby had to be delivered at 38 weeks via cesarean section a week ago because he weighed more than 11 lb (4900 g). Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding fetal macrosomia?
