The experience of gestational diabetes for indigenous Maori women living in rural New Zealand: qualitative research informing the development of decolonising interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although early detection and management of excess rates of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) among Indigenous women can substantially reduce maternal and offspring complications, current interventions seem ineffective for Indigenous women. While undertaking a qualitative study in a rural community in Northland, New Zealand about the complexities of living with diabetes, we observed a common emotional discourse about the burden of diabetic pregnancies. Given the significance of GDM and our commitment to give voice to Indigenous Māori women in ways that could potentially inform solutions, we aimed to explore the phenomenon of GDM among Māori women in a rural context marked by high area-deprivation.

Method

A qualitative and Kaupapa Māori methodology was utilised. A

SUBMITTER: Reid J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6282285 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature