Qualitative and Quantitative Research Method

Summary - The maternal experience of having diabetes in pregnancy

Nolan, McCrone, & Chertok (2011) conducted a study for gestational or type 2 diabetes in pregnancy. The study consists of focus groups and individual telephone interviews of females related to the disease. Following are major results that are obtained in the study:

Adaptations occur during pregnancy on maternal hormone production to allow the baby's development. The placenta is an important source of hormones that reduce insulin action, responsible for the uptake and utilization of glucose by the body.

The pancreas breast hence increases the production of insulin ...