Table 1.

Summary of sample size (T1DM sample only) and transition phase investigated, by study design (qualitative vs quantitative) included reviewed articles

Authors & year	Country	Sample (N) T1DM only	Transition phase 1
			Pregnancy (trimester)			Immediately post-partum (up to 4 weeks)	Post-natal (>4 weeks)
			1	2	3
Qualitative studies
Berg M & Honkasalo ML [25]	Sweden	14	X	X	X	X
Berg M [26]	Sweden	18	X	X	X	X
Berg M & Sparud-Lundin C [27]	Sweden	23					X
King R & Wellard S [28]	Australia	7					X
Lavender T et al. [23]	UK	22
Sparud-Lundin C & Berg M [22]	Sweden	23					X
Stenhouse et al. [19]	UK	8	X	X	X
Quantitative studies:
Moore ML et al. [33]	USA	73		X	X
Spirito A et al.2[35]	USA	NR		X	X
Ruggiero L et al. [36]	USA	33		X	X
York R et al. [37]	USA	NR				X	X
Langer N & Langer O [31,38]	USA	NR			X
Levy-Shiff R et al. [32]	Israel	NR		X
Illias J et al. [30]	Greece	33		X	X
Dalfra MG et al. [29]	Italy	30					X
Sparud-Lundin C et al. [34]	Sweden	105					X

¹Qualitative studies were often conducted at the post-natal phase but, in some cases, required the women to reflect on experiences during and pre-pregnancy.

²Included quantitative assessment using Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaire.

NR: not reported.