DIABETES IN PREGNANCY

PROFESSOR : RAFI ROZAN

OBSTETRICIAN & GYNECOLOGIST

SPECIALIST IN COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY MEDICINE

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

THE INCIDENCE OF DIABETES IN PREGNANCY IS 2-5%AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF MACROSOMIA, NEONATAL HYPOGLYCEMIA, SHOULDER DYSTOCIA, ASSISTED VAGINAL DELIVERIES AND INCREASED RATES OF CAESAREAN SECTION DELIVERIES. 50% OF WOMEN WHO HAVE GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS (GDM) WILL GO ON TO DEVELOP TYPE 2 DIABETES (T2DM). EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES IN PREGNANCY, INCLUDING CONTROL OF MATERNAL BLOOD GLUCOSE AND MONITORING FETAL WELLBEING, HAS BEEN SHOWN TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR MOTHER AND BABY IN THIS PREGNANCY AND ALSO REDUCE THE RISK OF THE CHILD DEVELOPING T2DM AND OBESITY.