New Zealand women's experiences of managing gestational diabetes through diet: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) poor dietary choices can have deleterious consequences for both themselves and their baby. Diet is a well-recognised primary strategy for the management of GDM. Women who develop GDM may receive dietary recommendations from a range of sources that may be inconsistent and are often faced with needing to make several dietary adaptations in a short period of time to achieve glycaemic control. The aim of this study was to explore how women diagnosed with GDM perceive dietary recommendations and how this information influences their dietary decisions during pregnancy and beyond.

Methods

Women diagnosed with GDM before 30 weeks' gestation were purposively recruited from two GDM clinics in Auckland, New Zealand. Data wer

SUBMITTER: Lawrence RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8662890 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature