“…Interestingly, there was no difference between the control and diabetic population with respect to the cord serum levels of thyroxine, triiodothyronine, estrone, or estradiol. 40 However, Parker and coworkers, 39 did not observe any alteration of prolactin levels in newborns of diabetic mothers. Since the characteristics of the diabetic population were not stated in either study, 39,42 it is possible that the diabetic populations in these two studies differed and that this factor accounts for the divergent observations in the two studies.…”