Diabetes of all types is a known complication of pregnancy and is a risk for mother and foetus. Despite significantly improved care of pregnancies complicated by diabetes the perinatological results are still somewhat worse than in the healthy population.Therefore in the further improvement of perinatological indicators preconception care participates as well as systematic compensation of insulin dependent diabetes, preventive admission to hospital and correct timing of termination of pregnancy in pregestational as well as in gestational diabetes. All care of these pregnancies is shared by the obstetrician and diabetologist.

        Key words: Diabetes mellitus type 1 and 2 and pregnancy - Chidbirth - Complications - Child of diabetic mother - Diabetic foetopathies