MBBS(Hons), MClinEd, FRACP, Associate Professor in Medicine (Endocrinology), Nepean Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW; Head of Dept Endocrinology and Endocrinologist, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW.
Despite being aware of the risks of diabetes in pregnancy, less than half of women with diabetes had sought preconception care, and many had poor knowledge of the most reliable contraceptive methods.