Women's Health - Maternity, Pregnancy Care | Auckland | Te Toka Tumai | Te Whatu Ora

Postal Address

National Women’s Health
Private Bag 92 024
Auckland Mail Centre
Auckland 1142
New Zealand

Contact Details

Phone 09 623 6455 or 0800 966 264 option 2 (free phone)
Email NWHweb@adhb.govt.nz

• Walk in Centre
 09 623 6455/0800 966 264 option 2 (free phone)

• Labour and Birthing Suite
  (09) 307 2888 or  0800 966 264 option 1 (free phone)

• Women's Assessment Unit
  (09) 631 0784

• Day Assessment Unit
  (09) 307 4949 ext 25907

• Appointment enquiries
  (09) 638 0400

Diabetes in Pregnancy

Gestation is the length of a pregnancy from conception to birth (usually 40 weeks in humans). Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes (glucose intolerance) that occurs in some women during pregnancy. Women with gestational diabetes have a high level of glucose (or sugar) in their blood because they do not have enough of the hormone insulin to cope with the extra demands of the growing foetus (unborn baby). In most cases, gestational diabetes is managed by diet and exercise and will usually disappear after the baby is born.
 
Visit the National Women's website for more information about diabetes in pregnancy.

https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/maternity/womens-health-maternity-pregnancy-care-auckland/