ArticleNutrients2023
The Complexities of Managing Gestational Diabetes in Women of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds: A Qualitative Study of Women's Experiences.
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- Interventions That Support Breastfeeding for Women With Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society · 2026Pooled it
- Exploring CALD and Non-CALD Women's Behavioral and Dietary Responses to a Low-Intensity Intervention for Gestational Diabetes.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- Women's perspectives on gestational diabetes mellitus screening services during antenatal care in Tanzania.BMC global and public health · 2026Article
- Obstacles and Enablers Related to Gestational Diabetes Self-Management: Systematic Review Using the Socio-Eecological Model.JMIR diabetes · 2026Review
- Implementation Components of Diabetes Prevention Programs after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Scoping Review.Current diabetes reports · 2025Article
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- Understanding gestational diabetes in Hong Kong: women's needs, self-management challenges, and the potential of digital health solutions in culturally sensitive care.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Chrononutrition in Gestational Diabetes: Toward Precision Timing in Maternal Care.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Influence of personality traits on self-efficacy and self-management in gestational diabetes: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Efficacy of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Management and Prevention.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Embedding consumer and community involvement in antenatal healthcare research: A methodological approach and perspectives of culturally and linguistically diverse women in Australia.Research involvement and engagement · 2025Article
- Beyond one size fits all: Probing patient choices in gestational diabetes management, from screening to postpartum.Chronic diseases and translational medicine · 2025Review
- The Impact of Mobile Health (mHealth) Apps on Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Patient-Centred Gestational Diabetes Care: Preference Elicitation Methods and Machine Learning Innovations.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Review
- 'It's so heavy on my mind': The lived experience of diabetes in pregnancy and postpartum mother and infant lifestyle.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Connecting the Dots of Care: A pilot study linking Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples with diabetes care in hospital, using hospital pharmacists.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2023Article
- Improving women's experiences with gestational diabetes from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia: a qualitative study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimThis study aimed to explore women's perspectives and experiences concerning how culture impacts the lifestyle management of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in women of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
methodsWomen of any cultural background diagnosed with GDM within the previous 12 months were purposively recruited from two Australian metropolitan hospitals. Data collected using semi-structured interviews (
resultsThree themes were generated: "cultural beliefs and obligations impact lifestyle management of gestational diabetes", which describes how some cultures lack awareness about GDM, and modifications or restrictions were viewed as depriving the infant, but sometimes adaptions could be made so that a culturally appropriate meal was suitable for GDM management; "the relationship between cultural foods and gestational diabetes management", which discusses how important cultural foods may be incompatible with appropriate GDM management, so women worked to find solutions; "gestational diabetes education lacks cultural awareness and sensitivity", which illustrates how current education fails to address differences in cultural beliefs, language and eating practices.
conclusionCultural beliefs, obligations and food practices must be considered when assisting women of CALD backgrounds using lifestyle modification to manage GDM. GDM education must be culturally sensitive and competent and, where possible, be delivered by health professionals of a shared cultural group.
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