Diabetic fetopathy is a complex the pathophysiology of which is not all that clear and that is why all neonates whose mothers develop diabetes demand--regardless of their body weight--from the first hours of their live an intensive neonatal care. In the period from 1993 to 1997 in the Chair I of the Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Bytom 191 babies were born in whom--in the first day of their live clinical and biochemical screening was carried out in order to determine degree of diabetic fetopathy progression. Summary results of five years care of newborn, born by diabetic mothers. The following parameter were measured: morphometric parameters, the course of adaptation processes, congenital defect occurrence, morbidity and motility in this group of newborn.