PRE-CONCEPTION CARE FOR WOMEN WITH DIABETES
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Pre-conception care for women with type 1 or type 2 diabetes: What are the facilitators and barriers to uptake?
IRAS ID
156840
Contact name
Sarah Earle
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The Open University
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
CRD42014015592, PROSPERO; 30110, ISRCTN
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
Diabetes is a global public health problem and one of the most common medical complications in pregnancy. Rates of diabetes in pregnancy are rapidly increasing, especially due to the projected growth in the number of women who are obese or overweight. Obesity can increase the risk of getting type 2 diabetes but both forms of pre-existing diabetes – type 1 and type 2 – can lead to serious complications. These risks to health can be modified and pre-conception care is known to make a difference. However, the uptake of pre-conception care is often low and it remains unclear how this can be improved.
This research aims to review the existing literature in the field and conduct qualitative work to understand why women with pre-existing diabetes do, or do not, access pre-conception care, focusing specifically on the factors that facilitate or discourage uptake. A further objective is to investigate the views of staff and stakeholders at the frontline of service provision in order to explore their views.
The research involves five phases. In Phase I a comprehensive review of the existing descriptive literature will be conducted. In Phase II guided interviews will be carried out with women and in Phase III, women will participate in focus group discussions. Phase IV will involve guided interviews with staff and stakeholders and participants in this phase of the research will be invited to reflect on the views of service users, ensuring that the views of service users are at the centre of the project. Phase IV will focus on writing the project report and disseminating the findings of the project to maximise the potential impact of this work.
The great potential of this project is to optimise women’s health outcomes by increasing the uptake of pre-conception care through a better understanding of the factors influencing uptake.
REC name
South Central - Berkshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/SC/0026
Date of REC Opinion
5 Mar 2015
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion