@article{202403.1803, doi = {10.20944/preprints202403.1803.v1}, url = {https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1803.v1}, year = 2024, month = {March}, publisher = {Preprints}, author = {Mathuli Ngema and Nombuso D Xulu and Andile Khathi and Phikelelani S Ngubane}, title = {Pregestational Prediabetes Induces Maternal Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis Dysregulation and Results in Adverse Fetal Outcomes: Influences on HPA Axis and Development}, journal = {Preprints} }