Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with risks to the
woman (for example, higher rates of miscarriage, preeclampsia, and preterm labour) and to the developing
fetus and baby (for example, higher rates of congenital
malformations, macrosomia, birth injury, and perinatal mortality).
This article summarises the most recent
guidance from the National Institute for Health and
Clinical Excellence (NICE) on how to manage diabetes
and its complications from preconception to the
postnatal period
