Maternal diabetes mellitus is associated with significantly higher infection rates among infants during the first 6 months of life.

According to a study of mother-infant pairs, maternal diabetes is tied to a notably increased risk for infections in offspring, with the association persisting from the neonatal age to early infancy.

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