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AnteayerEvidence-Based Nursing

Mental healthcare and peer support may improve the experience of diabetes self-management during pregnancy

Por: Kozlowska · O. · Moore · C.

Commentary on: Sushko K, Strachan P, Butt M, Nerenberg K, Sherifali D. Supporting self-management in women with pre-existing diabetes in pregnancy: a mixed-methods sequential comparative case study. BMC nursing. 2024 Jan 2;23(1):1.

Implications for practice and research

  • Policies are required to support self-management of diabetes during labour and delivery in practice.

  • Future research should focus on developing and implementing interventions to support self-management of diabetes during labour and delivery.

    • Context

    Sushko et al1 highlight the increasing prevalence of pre-existing diabetes in pregnancy, which represents a risk to maternal and child health. Diabetes in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of adverse perinatal and postnatal outcomes for pregnant people and infants. Thus, maintaining optimal glycaemic control during preconception and pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of complications. Many interventions and activities aim to improve glycaemic control in pregnancy, which are...

    Ending nuclear weapons, before they end us

    Por: Zielinski · C. · on behalf of the authorship group listed below

    This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the WHO to address the health consequences of nuclear weapons and war.1 Health professionals and their associations should urge their governments to support such a mandate and support the new United Nations (UN) comprehensive study on the effects of nuclear war.

    The first atomic bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert 80 years ago, in July 1945. Three weeks later, two relatively small (by today’s standards), tactical-size nuclear weapons unleashed a cataclysm of radioactive incineration on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. By the end of 1945, about 213 000 people were dead.2 Tens of thousands more have died from late effects of the bombings.

    Last December, Nihon Hidankyo, a movement that brings together atomic bomb survivors, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its ‘efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons...

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