Current practice, attitude and views of providing pregnancy care for women with type 1 diabetes in China: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Data are sparse on healthcare needs related to pregnancy among Chinese women with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or the gap between the needs and healthcare provision in China. We aimed to identify their needs and the gaps in pregnancy care provision.

Design

This is a qualitative, face-to-face, one-to-one in-depth interview study. We recruited our participants using a purposive sampling strategy. Semistructural outlines were used to guide the interviews. The interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed and analysed using a thematic framework method with NVivo V.10.0.

Setting

Guangdong Province in China.

Participants

This study involved three key stakeholders of pregnancy care for women with T1D: 29 women with T1D of childbearing age (aged 18-50 years), 16 f

SUBMITTER: Luo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9644323 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature