Incorporating Aboriginal women's voices in improving care and reducing risk for women with diabetes in pregnancy - A phenomenological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is a high burden of gestational diabetes (GDM) and type 2 diabetes in pregnancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Postpartum diabetes programs have the potential to prevent recurrent GDM and improve management of type 2 diabetes. However, data on such programs are limited, particularly in the Indigenous context. We aimed to explore Aboriginal Australian women's and health providers' preferences for a program to prevent and improve diabetes after pregnancy.

Methods

A phenomenological methodology underpinned semi-structured in-depth interviews with eleven Aboriginal women and seven health professionals across the Northern Territory from October 2019- February 2020. Interviews were analysed using an inductive analysis framework to address the bar

SUBMITTER: Wood AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8445012 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature