Barriers and coping strategies of women with gestational diabetes to follow dietary advice.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Quick adaptation to dietary management in a short time period created challenges for women with GDM. Stress and anxiety were reported when women talked about following dietary advice. Tailored educational and mental health consultation with consideration of the barriers may promote dietary compliance and overall better health. PMID: 25096174 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25096174?dopt=Abstract

Source: Women Birth - August 2, 2014 Category: Midwifery Authors: Hui AL, Sevenhuysen G, Harvey D, Salamon E Tags: Women Birth Source Type: research