Agenda Item Details
Day 1   Friday Nov 8, 2019
9:40 - 10:40am
Seminar: Concurrent Session A04 – Gestational Diabetes
Description

A04-a Perception of Pregnancy Risk Among Women with Gestational Diabetes and Their Partners: Quantitative Findings

 

Purpose:

This session will present new research in the nascent area of gendered pregnancy risk perception. Although the impact of paternal involvement in pregnancy outcomes has been studied, there are few studies which examine risk perception in pregnancy and the implications of gendered risk perception on pregnancy outcomes.

 

Learning Objectives:

1. Following this presentation, participants will be able to describe the impact of gender on pregnancy risk perception.

2. Participants will be able to identify key gender-specific predictors of increased pregnancy risk perception.

3. At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to compare predictors of pregnancy risk between women and men and apply this knowledge to the development of tailored interventions.

 

Presenter:

Suzanne Lydia Lennon, BA, BN, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, College of Nursing, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

 

A04-b Perception of Pregnancy Risk Among Women with Gestational Diabetes and Their Partners: Qualitative Findings

 

Purpose:

The purpose of the qualitative component of this study was to examine the perceptions of pregnant women and their male partners regarding the degree of risk posed by gestational diabetes. The study also asked participants to discuss their perceptions of supportive behaviors during pregnancy.

 

Learning Objectives:

1. Following this presentation, participants will be able to describe the factors which influence risk perception in pregnancy.

2. Participants will be able to identify how women with GD conceptualize partner support in health behaviour change.

3. At the conclusion of this presentation, participants will be able to compare the manner in which women with GD conceptualize risk perception and support in comparison to the perspectives of their male partners.

 

Presenter:

Suzanne Lydia Lennon, BA, BN, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, College of Nursing, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

 

 

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