Diabetes in Pregnancy Program

The Diabetes in Pregnancy program, located within each EVMS Maternal-Fetal Medicine location, the team is comprised of Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (CDCES) who can provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to diabetes management before and during pregnancy. In addition, we have providers who are Board Certified in Advanced Diabetes Management (BD-ADM) who have a wealth of knowledge and experience to guide each patient with diabetes through pregnancy.

Our goal is to ensure women with diabetes a healthy pregnancy outcome for both mother and child.  Our services include both co-managed care with the referring physician or complete obstetric and diabetes care with Maternal-Fetal Medicine when deemed appropriate. We look forward to working with each patient through the pregnancy journey.

Services

• Preconception counseling and diabetes management
• Individualized diabetes education for patients with diabetes diagnosed prior to pregnancy
• Group educational sessions for patients with Gestational Diabetes
• Education regarding the use of oral agents, insulin therapy and management of hypoglycemia during pregnancy
• Insulin pump and continuous glucose sensing initiation and management
• Prenatal diagnosis and fetal surveillance via state of the art ultrasound techniques
• Post partum assessment and monitoring
• Provide dietary education to patients with diabetes

As part of its outreach and educational focus, the program actively participates in many educational activities offered by area hospitals to improve the quality of care provided to pregnant women with diabetes in our community.  Program members are also actively involved with the American Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists (ADCES) at a local and national level.