Personal experience with obstetric care of diabetic pregnant women]

The authors, basing in the survey of literature and on own experience, discuss pregnancy in diabetic patients together with possible complications. Pregnancy exerts an unfavourable effect on diabetes mellitus with significant vascular disorders being in some cases even life-threatening. An of clinical status of the diabetes mellitus should be always carefully assessed in every diabetic woman to avoid serious complications, which may occur later-during possible pregnancy. Date of pregnancy termination in every pregnant diabetic with vascular disorders should depend on not only on status of fetus but also of the mother. A chance of getting pregnant in case of diabetic women depends on the advancement of the disease. Persisting vascular and systemic disorders seen in diabetic mellitus are contraindications for pregnancy.