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Trial reportJournal of midwifery & women's health

The Role of Social Support on Self-Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Qualitative Analysis.

Tazim Merchant, Julia D DiTosto, Maria Gomez-Roas, Brittney R Williams, Charlotte M Niznik, Joe Feinglass, William A Grobman, Lynn M Yee

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Trial report in Journal of midwifery & women's health. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Tazim MerchantDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.ORCID 0000-0002-9161-9751
Julia D DiTostoDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Maria Gomez-RoasDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Brittney R WilliamsDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Charlotte M NiznikDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
Joe FeinglassDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
William A GrobmanDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Lynn M YeeDivision of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.

Funding

Enriching ECHO Cohorts with High-risk Pregnancies and Children with Health Challenges (Enriching ECHO)UH3OD035546 · OD · HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI Judy Lynn Aschner, AARON HAMVAS · 2025 to 2026
$10.2M
Sustaining Women's Engagement and Enabling Transitions after Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (SWEET)R34DK125958 · NIDDK · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI YEE, LYNN M · 2020 to 2021
$477k
NIDDK NIH HHS R34 DK125958NIH HHS R34-DK-125958NIH HHS UH3 OD035546
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGiven the rising incidence and importance of treatment adherence for gestational diabetes (GDM), this study aimed to examine patient perspectives on social support's role in gestational diabetes (GDM) management during pregnancy and early postpartum.

methodsThis is an analysis of qualitative data collected during a feasibility randomized controlled trial of postpartum patient navigation for individuals with GDM. Participants completed semistructured interviews at 4 to 12 weeks postpartum on their experiences with GDM as well as facilitators and barriers to its management, including social support. Data were analyzed using the constant comparative method.

resultsOf 38 participants, 55% reported a family member or friend with a history of GDM, type 1, or type 2 diabetes mellitus. The analysis identified 4 themes: (1) communal support, (2) indirect GDM support (ie, removing logistical barriers to care), (3) direct GDM support, and (4) barriers of social support (eg, stigma), which impeded disease understanding. Participants identified communal support as a catalyst for lifestyle change and a source for advice and emotional support. Indirect support included transportation, childcare, and work accommodations. Direct support included providing healthy food, giving insulin shots, or providing accountability. DISCUSSION: Harnessing social support may be a key strategy to activate and sustain lifestyle and self-management skills in GDM and should be considered in intervention development.

Indexed as

Diabetes, GestationalSelf-ManagementSocial SupportAdultFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicLife StylePostpartum PeriodPregnancyQualitative ResearchSocial Stigmagestational diabeteslifestylepregnancyself‐managementsocial support

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PMID40576167
PMCPMC12354251

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