This final module will allow you to consider appropriate peripartum management for women with GDM, as well as how to manage this patient group both immediately post-partum and in the long-term.
The authors gratefully acknowledge the work of Ms Lorna Hurley in producing draft module content with relevant references.
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
✓ Explain appropriate peripartum management, immediate postpartum and long-term postpartum follow-up for women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)
✓ Evaluate the future risk of overt diabetes in women who develop GDM; use the guidelines for follow-up and strategies to detect women who could later develop diabetes
✓ Develop plans for peripartum management, immediate postpartum follow-up and long-term postpartum follow-up for women with GDM
This module includes self-marked assessments, such as knowledge checks and/or case studies, as well as a marked final assessment, which you can attempt up to five times. To complete the module, you must review all chapters, pass the final assessment (80% pass mark), and fill in our feedback form.