Adherence to medical nutrition therapy and it's challenges among antenatal women with gestational diabetes mellitus in South India- A sequential explanatory mixed-method study

• Main Authors: Vanessa Ravel (Author), Venkatachalam Jayaseelan (Author), Sasirekha Rengaraj (Author), Subitha Lakshminarayanan (Author), Sivaranjini Kannusamy (Author), Balaji Susindhran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Globally, one in ten pregnant women have diabetes; out of which, 90% contribute to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) is the cornerstone for GDM treatment yet adherence to MNT among the masses is not adequately monitored as part of the routine antenatal...