What is it about?
This article highlights the importance of preconception advice giving in women with pre-existing diabetes and emphasises the fact that this is a public health issue with regard to rates of maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity.
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Why is it important?
Statistics relating to health outcomes for women with diabetes in pregnancy and their babies remain poor in relation to women without diabetes. Simple public health messages with regard to preparing and planning pregnancy could make a significant difference to outcomes.
Perspectives
This article raises issues about communicating health information to women and the need to become more creative in approaches as there are still a significant number of women who are not adequately utilising services. The article recognises some of the barriers that health professionals face when trying to tackle issues such as preconception mainly related to resources and lack of knowledge and understanding of this particular area.
Mrs Clare Hughes
Queen's University Belfast
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This page is a summary of: Pre-conception care for women with diabetes: A public health issue, British Journal of Midwifery, June 2016, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2016.24.6.422.
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