CRP and diabetes mellitus: Perhaps, there are cumulative impacts of inflammation from birth (i.e., PTL and cesarian section) on top of the pro-inflammatory pregnancy states (ow/ob, pre-eclampsia, diabetes, etc.), which lead to higher levels of CRP in the MOM of more inflamed mothers at baseline and although this effect dissipates somewhat over time postpartum, at-risk mothers never reach the levels of their non-inflamed counterparts.