Perspectives and experiences of collecting antenatal colostrum in women who have had diabetes during pregnancy: a North Queensland semistructured interview study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore and describe the experiences and perspectives of collecting and storing colostrum in the antenatal period in women who have had diabetes in pregnancy.

Design

Face-to-face, semistructured interviews analysed with purposive sampling and thematic analysis.

Setting

A regional hospital in North Queensland with a high prevalence of diabetes in pregnancy.

Participants

Six women with a previous pregnancy complicated by diabetes who were advised to collect and store colostrum in pregnancy.

Results

Six themes were identified: wariness of medicalisation (adjusting to an 'abnormal' pregnancy, seeking continuity of care, determination to reduce formula, fear of invasive intervention); underlying altruism (providing the best for baby, preparing f

SUBMITTER: Casey JRR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6326334 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature