Macrosomia

Macrosomia is a term used to describe an oversized fetus. The most common cause of macrosomia is maternal diabetes. Macrosomia can lead to trauma during birth and a greater chance of a cesarean delivery.
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Macrosomia is a term used to describe an oversized fetus. The most common causes of macrosomia are maternal diabetes and obesity.
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However, a fetus that has developed normally can have complications during delivery because the fetus can be larger than normal (called macrosomia) as a result of its exposure to excessive glucose.
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Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome: An overgrowth syndrome, whose clinical manifestations typically include macrosomia (large body size), macroglossia (large tongue), omphalocele (exomphalos), organomegaly (enlarged organs), ...
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renal dysplasia, Wilms' tumor, islet cell hypertrophy, multiple congenital anomalies, and mental retardation),[9] Sotos' syndrome (characterized by cerebral gigantism), and Simpson-Golabi-Behemel syndrome (characterized by macroglossia, macrosomia, ...
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