Compared to the controls, both groups of mothers had lower free carnitine and acylcarnitine and
higher triglyceride and fatty acid levels. Compared to their respective maternal group, both groups of neonates
had significantly higher free carnitine and acylcarnitine and lower triglyceride and fatty acid levels. Free carnitine
and acylcarnitine, were comparable between the two maternal groups, whereas they were significantly higher in
neonates of GDM mothers versus healthy neonates.