HOW WILL I BE CARED FOR AND BY WHOM?

I'm New to GDCommon Questions
Written By Malama Health

An entire health care team will care for you and your baby. Each team member provides a certain part of your care.

  • Your doctor is in charge of your medical care and watches over your pregnancy.

  • The nurse or educator helps the doctor teach you what you need to do, and explains how to do it.

  • The dietitian designs a meal plan for you, suggests food choices and tracks your weight gain.

  • The social worker helps you solve problems, deal with feelings and finds ways to give you needed support.

Here are some things your health care team will do:

  • answer your questions

  • explain tests and test results

  • help you make the right choices

  • help you to make changes

  • teach you how to manage your diabetes

  • prepare you for delivery

  • care for you after your baby is born

  • teach you how to prevent diabetes for you and your family

Source: Sweet Success, California Diabetes and Pregnancy Program? CDAPP, 2014

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