Postpartum care of women with gestational diabetes: survey of healthcare professionals.

Objective: To assess the knowledge and practices of healthcare professionals on the postpartum care of women with gestational diabetes.

Study Design: We surveyed 106 healthcare professionals including obstetricians, diabetologists, general practitioners and midwives in East London and West Midlands in England (September 2014). The questionnaire assessed postpartum screening practices, care provision, future risk and strategies to prevent diabetes in women with gestational diabetes.

Pregnancy and the liver.

In pregnancy the liver can be affected by diseases specific to pregnancy as well as unrelated conditions. The possible effect of the disease and its management on both the fetus and mother must be considered. Several physiological changes occur during pregnancy as liver metabolism is altered.