Diabetes in Pregnancy

Antenatal clinic appointments are held at the following times and location:

Your care will include:

• more appointments such as regular scans from 28 weeks of pregnancy
• Folic Acid 5mgs daily throughout pregnancy
• Advice on taking low dose Aspirin 75mgs daily from 12 weeks of pregnancy to avoid complications such as high blood pressure which is a risk for women with pre-existing diabetes

Useful Further Information

Family planning/Pregnancy Advisory:

Sexual Health Clinics:

Diabetes UK – www.diabetes.org.uk

Family Planning association – www.fpa.org.uk

National Institute of Clinical Excellence NICE (2015). Diabetes in pregnancy: management from Preconception to the postnatal period. www.nice.org.uk.