Type 1 Diabetes and Pregnancy: Labor, Delivery, and the Postpartum Journey
About this episode
The episode discusses labor, delivery, and postpartum considerations for women with type 1 diabetes.
This is the final episode in the series, Type 1 Diabetes and Pregnancy: A Complete Guide for Women — Preconception to Postpartum. In part three, Jennifer Smith and Tavia Vital talk about Labor, Delivery, and the Postpartum Journey for women with type 1 diabetes. They cover building a written labor and delivery plan to share with your care team, deciding whether to self-manage insulin during delivery or hand it over to the hospital protocol, and preparing a partner as a backup safety net. They break down how IV insulin differs from pump or injection insulin, and how induction, spontaneous labor, and C-sections each affect blood sugar differently.
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