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Hello, I am Ty Mason of thediabetescouncil.com, researcher, writer and I have type 2 diabetes.

Today I want to talk about gestational diabetes and induction.

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According to Sam McCulloch in his article on Belly Belly dot come, gestational diabetes

(GD) was once a relatively rare condition, occurring in about 4% of pregnancies.

In recent years, the rate of women developing GD has doubled, and experts believe the incidence

of the disease will keep increasing.

Most women with GD are told by their care providers they will need to be induced before

their due date, destroying their hopes for a natural and intervention free birth.

Having GD can have a big impact on mothers' and babies' health during pregnancy, but

does it really need to change how we give birth?

First let's answer the question, "What Is

Gestational Diabetes?"

Gestational diabetes is a condition that only occurs during pregnancy.

Certain pregnancy hormones interfere with your body's ability to use insulin.

Insulin converts blood sugar into usable energy, and if this doesn't happen, blood sugar

levels rise.

Insulin resistance can cause high blood glucose levels and can eventually lead to gestational

diabetes.

Some women will have symptoms of GD, while others will have none.

Many women can manage the condition without treatment other than dietary and exercise

changes.

Around 20% of women will need insulin injections.

So for many women, well managed diabetes means they can still have healthy babies and normal

births.

GD and Induction Of Labor.

Many health care providers routinely recommend that women with gestational diabetes be induced

around 38-39 weeks.

The most common reasons given for induction at this gestation are to prevent stillbirth,

and to prevent babies growing too large for vaginal birth.

However, the evidence related to induction for women with GD comes from the review of

one trial, which looked at 200 women who had either GD, Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes.

The World Health Organization states this evidence for induction before 41 weeks'

gestation is weak, and induction before 41 weeks should not be suggested if gestational

diabetes is the only medical issue.

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) guidelines for gestational

diabetes also do not recommend induction of labor before 39 weeks for women with well

controlled GD.

The evidence for induction of labor is neither strong, nor clear.

A recent review looking at the evidence supporting indications for induction concluded there

wasn't strong enough evidence for induction of women with gestational diabetes.

Why Be Induced?

There are several reasons why care providers will recommend induction for women with GD.

What is important to remember is that many of these complications are more relevant to

those women whose condition is not well managed.

Large Baby A large baby (macrosomia) is considered to

be a problem if you have gestational diabetes.

The extra sugar in your bloodstream crosses the placenta and triggers your baby to make

more insulin.

This can cause your baby to store more fat and tissue and be larger than average (over

9lb).

It's not possible to diagnose macrosmia before birth.

Doing ultrasounds in the third trimester allows care providers to make an educated guess,

but the estimated weight prediction can vary from the actual birth weight by up to 15%.

In the US 10.4% of babies weigh more than 8 lb at birth.

If you have GD, there is a 13.7% chance of having a baby over 9 lb, so the risk of having

a large baby is increased, but not by a great deal.

Keeping your GD well managed can reduce that risk of a large baby by up to 50%.

If care providers believe a baby is already large for gestational dates, they might suggest

early induction to avoid a c-section later.

This is due to a fear of shoulder dystocia, which is when the baby becomes stuck in the

pelvic outlet because his shoulders are too wide to pass through.

Most care providers consider this a medical emergency, needing interventions — such

as episiotomy, forceps or vacuum delivery, or emergency c-section.

Even though shoulder dystocia can be prevented and managed by a care provider, it sometimes

results in a nerve injury called brachial plexus injury.

This injury can also occur in babies who don't have shoulder dystocia, and even after elective

c-section.

Death from lack of oxygen due to shoulder dystocia is possible but it's extremely

rare.

Stillbirth The risk of stillbirth is higher for women

with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and this is often used as an indication for induction

for women who have gestational diabetes.

High blood sugar can cause blood vessel damage to the placenta, which means poor oxygen and

nutrient supply to the baby.

This can lead to health complications for the baby, or to stillbirth or death.

However, these complications rarely occur in pregnancies where gestational diabetes

has been diagnosed and is well managed.

Pre-eclampsia Pre-eclampsia is a condition which involves

a combination of hypertension (raised blood pressure) and the presence of protein in the

urine during pregnancy.

The condition usually occurs after 20 weeks gestation and affects about 3% of all pregnancies.

Around 3% of cases occur without gestational diabetes, and just over 6% occur with GD.

Most cases of pre-eclampsia are mild and, if managed, have no effect on the pregnancy

or the baby.

Management usually involves lowering blood pressure by diet, exercise or medication.

Continuing high blood pressure can reduce blood flow to the placenta.

This means less oxygen and nutrients for the baby, which can lead to preterm labor, low

birth weight, growth restriction or even stillbirth.

In some cases, the condition becomes more severe and develops into eclampsia, which

occurs in 1-2% of pregnancies.

Eclampsia can cause placental abruption, seizures, or preterm labor, and can be fatal to mother

and baby.

The only way to cure pre-eclampsia is for the baby to be born.

Induction for pre-eclampsia is usually recommended at 37 weeks, as it's believed this reduces

the risk of complications.

A study of pregnant women with mild pre-eclampsia found induction of labor between 34-37 weeks

reduced the small risk of adverse maternal outcomes.

However, the risk to the baby was increased, including complications of preterm birth such

as respiratory distress syndrome.

If you have been diagnosed with pre-eclampsia and have GD, discuss with your care provider

the benefits and risks of expectant monitoring and management of your condition.

What If I Need To Be Induced?

Despite your best attempts to avoid it, induction might become medically necessary if you have

gestational diabetes.

This can challenge your attempts to have a natural birth, but you might avoid further

interventions and a c-section.

There's a number of ways labor can be induced and, depending on the urgency of your situation,

you might be able to negotiate as little intervention as possible.

During labor, your blood glucose will be monitored every hour to ensure it stays within safe

levels.

If your gestational diabetes has remained under control during pregnancy, through diet

and exercise, it's unlikely your blood glucose levels will rise.

If you have been treated with insulin it's more likely your blood glucose will increase

during labor and, if that happens, you might need to have insulin and glucose administered

through a drip.

Your baby will need continuous monitoring if medical forms of induction such as Pitocin

or Syntocinon are used.

This is because artificial oxytocin can cause your uterus to contract strongly and cause

your baby to become distressed.

Continuous monitoring will limit your ability to move, and might make it harder for you

to cope with contractions.

You can request an epidural, which might lead to further interventions and c-section.

If you are able to avoid these methods of induction you might have intermittent monitoring.

Induction is challenging to cope with, but if you have good support from your care provider

and birth team, you can have a positive birth experience.

Gestational diabetes is now more commonly diagnosed, but it doesn't have to mean a

highly interventive birth.

If your condition can be managed, you should be able to have a normal birth.

If induction is necessary, make sure you are well informed about the reasons.

All medical intervention comes with risks, so it's important your care provider answers

your questions, and you take the time to make the decision that is best for you

Don't forget to get my new ebook and please, subscribe to our channel for many more videos

like this one in the future.

Thanks for watching.

I am Ty Mason.

For more infomation >> Why Do I Need To Be Induced With Gestational Diabetes? - Duration: 10:48.

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Do I need Council Approval for my renovation or new home? - Duration: 3:28.

- Hello, it's Amelia here, the Undercover Architect.

I had a question recently, about whether if your plans

are being drawn up by a licensed building designer,

will they still need council approval?

The two of those things actually don't have

any real relationship to each other.

Whether or not your project will need council approval

is going to be totally dependent on your local council,

and its requirements for work on your property,

and your block of land.

Often the best way to find this out

is actually to have a look at your local council website,

most Australian council websites

will have frequently asked questions,

with fact sheets or information on the website,

answering questions like,

"Does my project need council approval?",

or, "What is a development application?",

"What is a development approval?",

and, you'll be able to start there

in terms of getting a bit of an understanding about

what's going to impact your property,

and your plans for your property,

and whether they're going to need council approval.

Failing that, if you can't actually find

that information on your council website,

you can just pick up the phone to your local council.

Often the person who answers the phone

will be able to give you some information

or point you in the right direction.

Sometimes you can even get to have a conversation

with one of the council town planners,

who can give you specific information for your property.

Of course it's always more useful if you can call them

and say "Look this is what I'm thinking about doing,

"and this is what I need to know",

rather than just asking them an open-ended question.

If you're working with a design professional though,

the best thing to do is to actually

get their help in finding this out,

Design professionals will be able to find

that information usually themselves quite quickly,

or they may have experience of working in your council area,

or working in similar councils.

Council rules all come off a state-based legislation,

and they all come off a federal-based legislation.

So what I've actually found

in working with clients all over Australia,

is the rules are often quite similar,

they're just explained in slightly different ways,

or, they're located in different places, but,

I can usually find the information

for every council around Australia,

by looking on a website, or picking up the phone

and speaking to a local town planner.

Your professional will know the questions to ask,

they'll know the information that they need to know

to create a project, a renovation design for you,

that will or won't need council approval

and what's going to trigger

needing council approval for your project.

Whether or not you need council approval

is often linked to where you live,

what the quality and character of that area it is,

be it if it has some historical heritage quality

in terms of having a lot of old homes in it.

If you're changing your street elevation

because that will have an impact on how the street looks,

so that can often trigger council approval.

If you're extending your property, going up or going out.

because that will have an impact on your neighbours.

Council are charged with guarding the quality

and character of your whole suburb that they oversee,

and so, they take on the responsibility of representing,

I suppose, your community and your neighbours,

in terms of managing what each individual

does on their site.

And so if you think about it from that point of view,

you can start to understand why certain things

are going to need council approval,

because it's about the impact on other people,

as well as protecting the quality

of the area that you love living in.

I hope you found that helpful, I'll see you later, bye.