Aims/hypothesis Our aim was to analyse possible changes in the glycaemic control, BP, markers of renal function, and obstetric and perinatal outcomes of parturients with diabetic nephropathy during 1988-2011. Methods The most recent childbirth of 108 consecutive type 1 diabetes patients with diabetic nephropathy and a singleton pregnancy were studied. Two periods, 1988Two periods, -1999Two periods, and 2000Two periods, -2011 . Antihypertensive medication usage increased before pregnancy (34% vs 65%, p=0.002) and in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy (25% vs 47%, p=0.02, and 36% vs 60%, p =0.01, respectively). BP exceeded 130/ 80 mmHg in 62% and 61% (p=0.87) of patients in the first trimester, and in 95% and 93% (p=0.69) in the third trimester, respectively. No changes were observed in the markers of renal function. Pre-eclampsia (52% vs 42%, p=0.29) and preterm birth rates before 32 and 37 gestational weeks (14% vs 21%, p=0.33, and 71% vs 77%, p=0.49, respectively) remained high. The elective and emergency Caesarean section rates were 71% and 45% (p=0.01) and 29% and 48% (p= 0.05), respectively. Neonatal intensive care unit admissions increased from 26% to 49% (p=0.02). Conclusions/interpretation Early pregnancy glycaemic control and hypertension management were suboptimal in both time periods. Pre-eclampsia and preterm delivery rates remained high in patients with diabetic nephropathy.