What is the baby’s pancreas’ response to the high blood sugar levels in its mother’s blood?

Question: What is the baby's pancreas' response to the high blood sugar levels in its mother's blood?
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  baby,
  blood,
  mother,
  pancreas,
  sugar
Asked by aoifemiralles to Chris on 19 Jun 2013.
- Chris Whittle answered on 19 Jun 2013:
  
  Towards the end of pregnancy, the baby is able to make its own insulin due to its pancreas forming. Sugar is able to directly cross the placenta and will induce the infant’s pancreas to release insulin. The higher the blood sugar, like in an adult, the more insulin it will produce.

Question: What is the baby's pancreas' response to the high blood sugar levels in its mother's blood?