Gestational Diabetes Clinic

What we offer

The NNUH Maternity department provide a specialist clinic for those who have been diagnosed with Diabetes in pregnancy (Gestational Diabetes). The clinic team includes Obstetricians and Diabetes specialists.

Following diagnosis, you will be offered an appointment in the clinic at least every 4 weeks. The team offers routine growth scans usually every 4 weeks from 28 weeks of pregnancy, unless indicated sooner.

The purpose of the clinic is providing pregnancy care in addition to your community midwife appointments as well as monitoring your diabetes with dietary advice and medication if required. The team specialise in planning for your birth, infant feeding and future contraceptive choices, the team will support your wellbeing and refer to other specialists if needed.

How will I be referred?

If you are diagnosed with Gestational diabetes after having a glucose test you will be contacted by a diabetes specialised midwife who will arrange your ongoing care. This clinic is just for people who have confirmed gestational diabetes in this pregnancy

The team will make sure you have access to the appropriate monitoring and treatment options to best manage your blood glucose levels.

Who will I see?

A Specialist Obstetric Doctor and a member of the diabetes team, also available is a specialist dietician and midwives available for advice when needed. The team work closely with ultrasonography department for surveillance scans of your baby. The team works alongside the specialist infant feeding team to support in planning how you will feed your baby.

When does the clinic run?

The clinic runs every Wednesday afternoon

Location

Antenatal Clinic, NNUH, level 3, West block

Contact details

To contact Diabetes in Pregnancy clinic or for queries regarding appointments please call Antenatal Clinic on 01603 286795 08:00-17:00 Monday to Friday.

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