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This prospective cohort study assesses GDM\u2019s impact on the placental-neonatal gut microbial axis and links key bacterial taxa to short-term perinatal outcomes and clinical significance. Pregnant women with GDM and healthy controls were enrolled. Placental tissue and first-pass neonatal meconium samples were collected. Bacterial community composition, diversity, and differential genera were analyzed using 5-region 16S rRNA sequencing. FEAST was used to model potential maternal-neonatal microbial sources. Associations among gestational weight gain (GWG), microbial features, and the risk of neonatal hospitalization were also assessed. The GDM and control groups showed significant differences in placental and early neonatal meconium microbial community structures, with increased \u03b1-diversity and distinct community separation in both sample types. In placental samples,\n                    <jats:italic>Brevundimonas<\/jats:italic>\n                    was decreased, whereas\n                    <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Sphingomonas<\/jats:italic>\n                    were enriched. In neonatal meconium, potentially inflammation-related genera, including\n                    <jats:italic>Staphylococcus, Streptococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Clostridium<\/jats:italic>\n                    , were enriched. GWG had limited effects on overall community structure but exerted refined regulation on specific genera. Source tracking showed a reduced placenta-attributed similarity contribution to neonatal meconium microbiota in the GDM group. The abundances of specific placental genera, including\n                    <jats:italic>Escherichia, Curvibacter<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Pelomonas<\/jats:italic>\n                    , were significantly associated with neonatal hospitalization. GDM is associated with altered placental bacterial DNA community profiles and early neonatal meconium microbiota, potentially affecting maternal-neonatal microbial continuity. Specific bacterial genera are associated with early neonatal hospitalization. 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