Table 4 Recommendations from women with ARDs and health professionals for improving of care and support during pre-conception, pregnancy and early parenting
Recommendations | Women (survey and interview) | Health Professionals |
|---|---|---|
Information and communication | Clear information on medication use during pregnancy planning, pregnancy and breastfeeding | High quality written information: pre-conception, pregnancy, post-partum and pre-conception counselling |
| Â | Patient-centered approach. More empowerment and involvement in decisions about medication | The need for a patient-centered approach (shared decision-making) in consultations |
Multi-disciplinary management | Multi-disciplinary, proactive and better coordinated care (mainly rheumatology, obstetrics, fertility and mental health services) | More training for health professionals such as health visitors, occupational therapists, and midwives about chronic conditions and their impact |
Support | Tailoring of professionally led mother and baby groups to ensure they are suitable for women with a chronic condition which affects mobility | Psychological support provided more widely |
Peer-support & information on the experiences of others in a similar situation. | Provision of social care support | |
More practical support, such as agencies that can provide childcare and home help | Â |