| Front | Why are babies whose mother had maternal diabetes likely to develop NRDS. |
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| Back | The baby has a normal pancreas that produces elevated levels of insulin to handle the elevated blood sugar associated with maternal diabetes. Insulin decreases the production of surfactant. |
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