Key points
llA clinical audit was carried out to examine the available evidence
of the impact of diet-controlled gestational diabetes on birth outcomes
for women and neonates
llDescriptive statistics from the audit were generated to examine the
risk factors for this cohort of women in terms of mode of delivery and
neonatal outcomes, and how these findings can have an impact on
current guidelines for birthing in a midwife-led unit
llWomen with diet-controlled gestational diabetes have, to date, been
excluded from birthing in a midwife-led unit in this Foundation Trust,
owing to an assumed risk of complications. The birth centre for
low-risk women opened in May 2015
ll This paper aims to provide a policy brief towards fiscal sustainability
through a change in the criteria for planned place of birth in a
midwife-led birth centre. More women using the birth centre may
reduce costs associated with birth