WHO recommendations on care for women with diabetes during pregnancy

WHO maternal and perinatal health guidelines are relevant to those providing care and support during pregnancy, labour, childbirth and postnatal periods, in any health-care setting.

The primary audience for this guideline includes policy-makers or service providers who are responsible for developing national and local health-care protocols and policies related to care during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period, and those directly providing care to women during pregnancy, including obstetricians, midwives, endocrinologists, nurses, general practitioners, dietitians and diabetes educators, and managers of maternal and child health programmes, in all settings.

The guideline will also be useful for developing clinical tools for pre- and in-service training of health workers and health-system strengthening efforts to enhance their delivery of clinical care. It is expected that the guideline will be of interest to professional societies involved in the care of pregnant women; nongovernmental organizations concerned with the promotion of woman-centered maternal care; and implementers of maternal and child health programmes.