The Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinic provides specialized and personalized care for pregnant individuals with type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes.
A physician or midwife may refer pregnant patients who have pre-registered to give birth at BC Women's to the clinic. Upon referral, each patient is assigned to the care of an endocrinologist. You can download the referral form on this page.
1Eligibility
Patients must be pregnant and pre-registered for delivery at BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre.
The criteria for referral are as follows:
- Type 1 diabetes
- Type 2 diabetes
- Gestational diabetes
- Abnormal 50 gm screen >11.1mmol/L
- Transfer of care
2
Complete the referral form
Complete the referral form (PDF) in its entirety and include relevant documents as listed in the form.
Please note: we will not process incomplete referral forms. To avoid delay, include additional pregnancy-related documents, such as Antenatal Records 1 & 2, ultrasounds, lab results, etc.
3Send the referral
Fax the completed referral form to 604-875-3041.
4Post referral
The program carefully reviews all referrals. We will follow up with you to inform you whether we have accepted or declined the referral.
If we accept the referral, we will contact the patient directly to book an appointment.
You can connect patients seeking diabetes care who are not delivering at BC Women's with services within in their communities or regional health authority:
Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinic
Maternity Ambulatory Program
Entrance 93, BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre
4500 Oak Street
Vancouver, BC
V6H 3N1
Phone: 604-875-3135
Fax: 604-875-3041
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday to Friday
