An interpretive review of women's experiences of gestational diabetes mellitus: Proposing a framework to enhance midwifery assessment

Women and Birth

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Devsam, Bianca U ^a   Bogossian, Fiona E ^a   Peacock, Ann S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Experiences; Gestational diabetes; Postpartum; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEAR; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MIDWIFE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUTRITION EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PERSONAL VALUE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CARE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING;

DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84877132871     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2012.12.003     Document Type: Short Survey

References (26)

1. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Diabetes in pregnancy: its impact on Australian women and their babies. Diabetes Series No. 14. Canberra: Australian Government; 2010. Catalogue No.: CVD52. p. 178.
2. Lee A.J., Hiscock R.J., Wein P., Walker S.P., Permezel M. Gestational diabetes mellitus: clinical predictors and long-term risk of developing type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study using survival analysis. Diabetes Care 2007, 30(4):878-883. 10.2337/dc06-1816.
3. Razee H., van der Ploeg H.P., Blignault I., Smith B.J., Bauman A.E., McLean M., et al. Beliefs, barriers, social support, and environmental influences related to diabetes risk behaviours among women with a history of gestational diabetes. Health Promotion Journal of Australia [Internet] 2010, 21(2). Available from:. http://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELHEA;issn=1036-1073.
4. Exelbert L.L. Case study: a comparison between a "terror" reaction and a "nonchalant" reaction to the diagnosis of gestational diabetes. Clinical Diabetes 2008, 26(4):177-178. 10.2337/diaclin.26.4.177.
5. Hjelm K., Bard K., Berntorp K., Apelqvist J. Beliefs about health and illness postpartum in women born in Sweden and the Middle East. Midwifery 2009, 25(5):564-575. 10.1016/j.midw.2007.08.007.
6. Daniells S., Grenyer B.F.S., Davis W.S., Coleman K.J., Burgess J.P., Moses R.G. Gestational diabetes mellitus: is a diagnosis associated with an increase in maternal anxiety and stress in the short and intermediate term?. Diabetes Care 2003, 26(2):385-389. 10.2337/diacare.26.2.385.
7. Evans M.K., O'Brien B. Gestational diabetes: the meaning of an at-risk pregnancy. Qualitative Health Research 2005, 15(1):66-81. 10.1177/1049732304270825.
8. Lindmark A., Smide B., Leksell J. Perception of healthy lifestyle information in women with gestational diabetes: a pilot study before and after delivery. European Diabetes Nursing 2010, 7(1):16-20. 10.1002/edn.150.
9. Neufeld H.T. Food perceptions and concerns of aboriginal women coping with gestational diabetes in winnipeg. Manitoba Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 2011, 43(6):482-491. 10.1016/j.jneb.2011.05.017.
10. Persson M., Winkvist A., Mogren I. 'From stun to gradual balance' - women's experiences of living with gestational diabetes mellitus. Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 2010, 24(3):454-462. 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2009.00735.x.
11. Lawson E.J., Rajaram S. A transformed pregnancy: the psychosocial consequences of gestational diabetes. Sociology of Health and Illness 1994, 16(4):536-562. 10.1111/1467-9566.ep11347644.
12. Sjögren B., Robeus N., Hansson U. Gestational diabetes: a case-control study of women's experience of pregnancy, health and the child. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 1994, 38(8):815-822. 10.1016/0022-3999(94)90069-8.
13. Doran F. Gestational diabetes mellitus: perspectives on lifestyle changes during pregnancy and post-partum, physical activity and the prevention of future type 2 diabetes. Australian Journal of Primary Health [Internet] 2008, 14(3). Available from:. http://www.publish.csiro.au/nid/261.htm.
14. Bandyopadhyay M., Small R., Davey M., Oats J.J.N., Forster D.A., Aylward A. Lived experience of gestational diabetes mellitus among immigrant South Asian women in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2011, 51(4):360-364. 10.1111/j.1479-828X. 2011.01322.x.
15. Hjelm K., Berntorp K., Frid A., Aberg A., Apelqvist J. Beliefs about health and illness in women managed for gestational diabetes in two organisations. Midwifery 2008, 24(2):168-182. 10.1016/j.midw.2006.12.008.
16. Hjelm K., Bard K., Apelqvist J. Swedish and Middle-Eastern-born women's beliefs about gestational diabetes. Midwifery 2005, 21(2):44-60. 10.1016/j.midw.2004.09.004.
17. Bennett W.L., Ennen C.S., Carrese J.A., Hill-Briggs F., Levine D.M., Nicholson W.K., et al. Barriers to and facilitators of postpartum follow-up care in women with recent gestational diabetes mellitus: a qualitative study. Journal of Women's Health 2011, 20(2):239-245. 10.1089/jwh.2010.2233.
18. Hjelm K., Bard K., Nyberg P., Apelqvist J. Management of gestational diabetes from the patient's perspective - a comparison of Swedish and Middle-Eastern born women. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2007, 16(1):168-178. 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01422.x.
19. Evans M.K., Patrick L.J., Wellington C.M. Health behaviours of postpartum women with a history of gestational diabetes. Canadian Journal of Diabetes [Internet] 2010, 34(3). Available from:. http://www.diabetes.ca/documents/for-professionals/CJD--Sept_2010--Evans.pdf.
20. Hoffman L., Nolan C., Wilson J.D., Oats J.J.N., Simmons D. Gestational diabetes mellitus - management guidelines: The Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society. Medical Journal of Australia [Internet] 1998, 169(2). Available from:. http://www.mja.com.au/.
21. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Social Trends, Data Cube - Population. Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics; 2011 June. Catalogue No.: 4102.0. Available from:. http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/productsbytitle/0F7E1ADC77B6BB66CA25732C00206FBF%3FOpenDocument.
22. Graco M., Garrard J., Jasper A.E. Participation in physical activity: perceptions of women with a previous history of gestational diabetes mellitus. Health Promotion Journal of Australia [Internet] 2009, 20(1). Available from:. http://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELHEA;issn=1036-1073.
23. Nicklas J.M., Zera C.A., Seely E.W., Abdul-Rahim Z.S., Rudloff N.D., Levkoff S.E. Identifying postpartum intervention approaches to prevent type 2 diabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2011, 11(23):1-8. 10.1186/1471-2393-11-23.
24. Kim C., Draska M., Hess M.L., Wilson E.J., Richardson C.R. A web-based pedometer programme in women with a recent history of gestational diabetes. Diabetic Medicine 2012, 29(2):278-283. 10.1111/j.1464-5491.2011.03415.x.
25. McIntyre D., Peacock A., Miller Y.D., Koh D., Marshall A.L. Pilot study of an individualised early post partum intervention to increase physical activity in women with previous gestational diabetes. International Journal of Endocrinology 2012, 1-5. 10.1155/2012/892019.
26. Kilgour C., Bogossian F., Callaway L., Gallois C., Jackson C. The impact of communication between the secondary and primary health care setting: potential benefits for maternal follow up of pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes. Presented at the fourth primary health care reform conference 2012.