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A qualitative study about the experiences of ethnic minority pregnant women with gestational diabetes.

Ida DayyaniHelle Terkildsen MaindalGillian RowlandsStina Lou
Published in: Scandinavian journal of caring sciences (2019)
Women were generally satisfied with the hospital-based information. Women with low health literacy/poor Danish language skills seem to be most challenged by the diagnosis. Future research should examine ways to organise patient-centred health care while simultaneously supporting women's opportunity to increase health literacy through, for example social network and the Internet.
Keyphrases
  • health information
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • pregnant women
  • healthcare
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • mental health
  • social media
  • cervical cancer screening
  • case report
  • breast cancer risk
  • insulin resistance
  • current status