Diabetes and Pregnancy Top 10

1. How can diabetes technology be used to improve pregnancy, birth, and mother and child health outcomes?
2. What is the best test to diagnose diabetes in pregnant women?
3. For women with diabetes, what is the best way to manage blood sugar levels using diet and lifestyle during pregnancy?
4. What are the emotional and mental well-being needs of women with diabetes before, during, and after pregnancy, and how can they best be supported?
5. When is it safe for pregnant women with diabetes to give birth at full term compared with early delivery via induction or elective caesarean?
6. What are the specific postnatal care and support needs of women with diabetes and their infants?
7. What is the best way to test for and treat diabetes in late pregnancy, i.e. after 34 weeks?
8. What is the best way to reduce the risk or prevent women with gestational diabetes developing other types of diabetes any time after pregnancy?
9. What are the labour and birth experiences of women with diabetes, and how can their choices and shared decision making be enhanced?
10. How can care and services be improved for women with diabetes who are planning pregnancy?