Understanding gestational diabetes in Hong Kong: women’s needs, self-management challenges, and the potential of digital health solutions in culturally sensitive care
There is an urgent need for integrated, family-centered digital health solutions that offer culturally adapted dietary advice, trimester-specific guidance, and embedded psychological support. Hong Kong's sociocultural context provides an ideal setting for developing such interventions, with lessons applicable to other populations navigating tensions between tradition and modern healthcare.
Authors
- Wwt Lam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2383-0149)
- Roger Yat‐Nork Chung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4407-8208)
- Agnes Yuen Kwan Lai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7321-2632)
- Bronya Hi Kwan Luk
- Polly Haixia
Institutions
- Metropolitan University (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08340-2
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00