Elevated risks of developing gestational hypertension, pre-eclampsia, preterm birth, maternal insulin use, primary caesarean section, shoulder dystocia, macrosomia, LGA, LBW, neonatal hypoglycaemia, respiratory distress syndrome, and NICU admission, were also noted with every increase by 1 mmol/L and 1 SD in 2 hG levels. The gene discussed is INS; the disease is newborn respiratory distress syndrome.