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Improving outcomes for pregnant women with diabetes
Author(s) -
Greener Mark
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
practical diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.205
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2047-2900
pISSN - 2047-2897
DOI - 10.1002/pdi.2147
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , diabetes mellitus , gestational diabetes , obstetrics , type 1 diabetes , gestation , type 2 diabetes , caesarean section , insulin , pediatrics , endocrinology , genetics , biology
PRACTICAL DIABETES VOL. 34 NO. 9 COPYRIGHT © 2017 JOHN WILEY & SONS 327 Tight glycaemic control during pregnancy and birth often proves difficult. Yet maternal hyper glycaemia can have devastating consequences for mother and child. So in May the Joint British Diabetes Societies published guidelines to support pregnant women with diabetes who are admitted to obstetric wards. Meanwhile, the recent CONCEPTT study suggests that continuous glucose monitoring should become part of standard care for pregnant women with type 1 diabetes. Mark Greener examines why the JBDS guidelines and CONCEPTT strengthen health care professionals’ ability to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes in pregnancy.