Management of Pregnancy Complicated by Diabetes

Abstract

In 1956 Stevenson published the results of 119 diabetic pregnancies treated in the Royal Maternity Hospital, Belfast, during the 16-year period 1940 to 1955. As a result of his findings he concluded that some improvement in the foetal mortality should be possible and recommended (1) that there should be the closest co-operation between obstetrician, physi- cian, and paediatrician; (2) strict antenatal care from the beginning of pregnancy; (3) admission to hospital at the twenty-eighth week, or earlier if stabilization is unsatisfactory; (4) premature delivery at 35 weeks, or earlier if indicated;