Research Article
Women’s Views on Their Diagnosis and Management for Borderline Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Table 4
Summary of needs raised by women to help with overcoming barriers.
| Needs | Number of women |
| Family support from partner and/or parents | 5 | Diet and exercise information for pregnant women/bGDM | 4 | Being off work | 3 | Having diet and/or exercise sessions with health professional | 3 | Better weather for exercise | 2 | Educate people around about nutrition for pregnant women | 2 | Baby sleeps through night/becomes easier to be looked after | 2 | Access to preprepared healthy food | 2 | Making own decision on what to eat | 1 | Access to flexible time childcare | 1 | Return to normal health after childbirth | 1 | Help from health professionals to be more motivated | 1 | Nothing could help | 2 |
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bGDM: borderline gestational diabetes mellitus.
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