Challenges specific to T1D pregnancy
T1D
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As interviewees further observed, while similar challenges would apply to upskilling an existing workforce to support HCL more generally, these were amplified in maternity clinics, where even large centers supported relatively few T1D pregnant women (e.g., ∼20 per year). This, as some noted, made it difficult for staff to embed knowledge and skills due to the low volume of T1D pregnant women using HCL: “you have two or three months break [gap], and you go: ‘oh my God. What was it, that thing we said we must remember for this time?’” (HP-004). Some also suggested that this challenge would be compounded if several HCL systems “which are all slightly different” (HP-016) in terms of the training and support required, were available (