CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Jan. 23 St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake Women’s Care Department hosted two training sessions with University of California San Francisco (UCSF), “Diabetes in Labor and the Immediate Postpartum Period” and “Infant of the Diabetic Mother.”

This special training included a discussion on how to manage pregnant woman with pregestational and gestational diabetes as well as finding ways to help with diabetes in postpartum.

The team described and identified possible problems from maternal hyperglycemia and contributing factors and interventions for the hypoglycemic infant.

The training was coordinated by St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake Women’s Care Unit Lead, Debbie Keith RN, and instructed by Molly Killion, RN, MS, CNS and Cynthia Jensen, RN, MS, CNS of UCSF.

“St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake is committed to the care and well-being of mothers and their babies,” said Debbie Keith RN. “This information will help our staff in working with mothers and infants who may have pre-diabetes or diabetes.”

St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake offers childbirth education classes every other month at the Live Well Functional Space, 15230 Lakeshore Drive in Clearlake. Please call 707-994-4594 for information.