Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Babylon, Iraq
Research
Quality of life among women with gestational diabetes
Author(s): Faeza Jalawi Alawi* and Wafaa Ahmed Ameen
When a woman becomes pregnant and has never had diabetes before, she may develop gestational diabetes. Due to late metabolic changes during pregnancy, insulin resistance raises the requirement for insulin and can result in type 2 diabetes, which is comparable to gestational diabetes and impairs glucose tolerance. This aim of study to assess the quality of life among pregnant women and their relationship between them and with their demographic towards gestational diabetes. A descriptive study was conducted in Babylon Maternal & Children Teaching Hospital, Al-Imam AL-Sadiq Teaching Hospital at Al- Hilla City during the period from the 10th of January - 14th March 2024, the non-probability purposive sample approach consisting of 120 pregnant women who visited Babylon Maternal & Children Teaching Hospital, Al-Imam AL-Sadiq Teaching Hospital at Al-.. Read More»