Main description:

With increase in the prevalence of diabetes in pregnancy (including both gestational diabetes and pre-gestational/ overt diabetes), several challenges are being faced in the management of this important medical disorder.

This book on the clinical guidelines to managing diabetes in pregnancy is an endeavour to meet the needs of obstetricians, physicians and endocrinologists who are jointly involved in the management of this important medical disorder.

This book is aimed to provide a comprehensive approach to diabetes in pregnancy yet is easy to understand and comprehend. It includes latest guidelines and management protocols, tables, flowcharts and key points for the benefit of the practicing clinicians and postgraduate students.

The unique point about this book is that the authors of the chapters are all experts in their respective fields of obstetrics, medicine, endocrinology, neonatology and ophthalmology who have added their knowledge and expertise of several years to enrich the contents of the book so that the reader will a holistic view of dealing with day-to-day common problems and clinical management of pregnant women with diabetes.