A metasynthesis of risk perception in women with high risk pregnancies

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Predictors of anxiety among pregnant New Zealand women hospitalised for complications and a community comparison group

“…The question of the accuracy of women's appraisals of their health during pregnancy is a complicated one; consistent with other research (White et al, 2008;Lee et al, 2014), this study found that women's ratings of their health in the last week were uncorrelated with ratings of health completed by hospital midwives. The question of the accuracy of women's appraisals of their health during pregnancy is a complicated one; consistent with other research (White et al, 2008;Lee et al, 2014), this study found that women's ratings of their health in the last week were uncorrelated with ratings of health completed by hospital midwives.…”

The Subjective Impact of a Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Among Ethnically Diverse Pregnant Women: A Qualitative Study

“…Women's perceptions of at-risk pregnancy are not always congruent with the views of health professionals. Although pregnant women want to be informed of risks, they may not always follow all treatments recommended by health professionals (20,21), and such recommendations may influence their engagement in healthful behaviours (22e24). Women's abilities to make lifestyle changes are also influenced by mental well-being and perceived stress and by broader sociocultural factors, such as role expectations, social support networks and cultural beliefs (25e27).…”

Exploring knowledge of pre-eclampsia and views on a potential screening test in women with type 1 diabetes

“…However, it is likely that women will react differently to the outcome of a screening test due to their own perception of risk, which is not entirely based on medical diagnosis (Heaman et al, 2004). How women view their pregnancy will be affected by their perception of risk (Lee et al, 2014), with women labelled as highrisk being negatively affected psychosocially (Stahl and Hundley, 2003). It is of particular interest to determine if women with diabetes, who are already considered high-risk, feel that an additional test for risk is acceptable or if this leads to medicalisation of pregnancy as previously suggested (Harris et al, 2014).To date, there have been no studies which have explored the views of women on screening for pre-eclampsia prior to introduction of a screening test.…”