Introduction. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (Gdm)By...

Introduction Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) by definition is a carbohydrate intolerance that is developed or recognized for the first time during pregnancy (Chen, Chuang, Fang, Kuo, Lee, Li, Lin, NIen,Wu, 2017). With a drastic increase of GDM in recent years, attention and concern has been brought to the topic. GDM is linked to poor pregnancy outcomes including but not limited to; hypertension, macrosomia, maternal depression, neonatal hypoglycemia and stillbirth (Jagiello Chertok, 2015). With these negative pregnancy outcomes, there is a much greater chance of NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) admission and that comes with the potential for further issues. To avoid these issues, proper detection of GDM is necessary for all age†¦show more content†¦Overall, the main focus of the study was to examine the experiences of these women with breastfeeding in the three month postpartum period (Jagiello Chertok, 2015). The women who participated in this study were asked to do so by medi cal professionals upon diagnosis of GDM. In order for their interviews to be used in the final data analysis, they had to have delivered a child within the last year, delivered a healthy term infant, and had to be older than eighteen years old (Jagiello Chertok, 2015). If they did not fit this criteria, they were not asked to be apart of the study. Once the twenty seven participants were chosen, they completed a series of focus groups and individual interviews. The transcripts from the interviews and focus groups were analyzed and three large themes emerged in the study (Jagiello Chertok, 2015). These themes included breastfeeding challenges and support, milk supply challenges, and concern for their infant’s health. The majority of the women interviewed expressed that they were encouraged to solely breastfeed upon delivery of their child. Although most attempted to breastfeed initially, many had difficulties doing so and it was concluded this may have been because of their GDM (Jagiello Chertok, 2015). Neonatal hypoglycemia, jaundice, and cesarean births led to a decrease in skin to skin contact following delivery and in result led to difficulty with feedings. Many of these women also experienced delayed breast milkShow MoreRelatedPre- Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Weight Gain During Pregnancy1992 Words   |  8 Pageswith Gestational Diabetes and Hypertension, and Birth Outcomes’ theorized in their introduction that â€Å"maternal obesity at conception increases the risk of maternal and or/ fetal complications in pregnancy, and labor and birth† (Heude , et al., 2012). In addition, they also confer that â€Å"the fetal complications that may result in the fetus will adversely affect the fetus after birth† (Heude, et al., 2012). The operational definitions of medical terminology used in this study are that Gestational DiabetesRead MoreFactors That Influences Blood Glucose Control2932 Words   |  12 PagesAbstract Background: Diabetes is the most dangerous and common life long-health condition which affects mankind irrespective of age. Diabetes is a boon for the health care provider as it is a very demanding and complex disease. It is very essential that this killer disease must be identified early and significant treatment must be entitled to the patient as soon as it is detected. By creating a good awareness of this disease and its manifestations, the increasing number of mortality and morbidity