RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Dr Priscilla White (1900–1989) of Boston and pregnancy diabetes JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP F276 OP F278 DO 10.1136/adc.2003.042739 VO 89 IS 3 A1 P M Dunn YR 2004 UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/89/3/F276.abstract AB A woman doctor in a man’s world, Priscilla White dedicated her whole life to the care of diabetic women during pregnancy and to children with this condition. She emphasised the importance of close supervision during pregnancy by a small obstetric and diabetic team. Her classification of diabetes in pregnancy was widely accepted. During her long career she pioneered a number of advances in this field and witnessed a remarkable fall in maternal and perinatal mortality.