Introduction: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus rises the chance of health problems both risks development for the mom, and fetus. With adverse effects on psychological and medical well-being meaning a diminished in Quality of Life (QOL). Aim: To explore quality of life among women with gestational diabetes. Methods: A descriptive design was used for the study. The study was conducted at outpatient clinics of Suez Canal University Hospital. This study was conducted during June 2017 to December 2018. Convenience sample of two hundred pregnant women medically diagnosed with gestational diabetes were considered. Interview questionnaire sheet included five parts and QOL scale according to (Quality of life index diabetes version-111). Results: A sum of 200 mothers diagnosed with GDM were studied, their age range between 20-42, with Mean ±SD 29.7 ± 5.8 years, with gestational diabetes (53%). The quality of life to be the best in the social/economic domain, psychological/ spiritual domain, family domain and slightly worse in the health and functioning domain (66%, 64%, 48.0% and 32.0% respectively). There is highly significant difference between age, university education, living in urban area and knowledge. There is positive significant correlation between health and functioning domain, social economic domain, psychological spiritual domain and family domain with p<0.001. Conclusion: More than two thirds of the studied mothers were satisfied with both social/economic and psychological/ spiritual domains. Majority of studied mothers have appropriate knowledge about management of hypoglycemia. More than three fourth of studied sample did not have knowledge about symptoms of GDM. Recommendations: Designing guideline and brochure must be distributed among women attending antenatal clinic about self-care to promote their health concerning gestational diabetes.

Introduction: Lactation issues are a painful ailment that affects postpartum women and leads to failed breastfeeding. As a result, there is a strong need to improve women's awareness and self-care behaviors related to breast problems especially among primi gravidae. Aim: to evaluate the effect planned teaching programed through booklet for primi gravidae women regarding Lactation problems. A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Setting: The study was done at antenatal clinic of Suez Canal university Hospital. A Purposive sample that consisted of 200 primi gravidae women was divided into two groups (control group comprising 100 pregnant women and study group comprising 100 pregnant women) using structured interview schedule, observational checklist regarding lactation and lactation problem were used for data collection. The procedure passed through four phases; interviewing and assessment, designing, implementation, and evaluation phase. Results: Pre intervention study design showed that the majority of the sample in both the study and control groups had poor lactation and it is related with knowledge and practices compared to post intervention. About 74% of the study group had good knowledge, whereas the control group had no significant difference from pre intervention (P ≤ 0.001). It was seen that 72.0% of the study group-initiated breast feeding directly after delivery compared to only 25.0% of the control group. 63% of control versus 39% in study faced breast problems. Conclusion In pre-intervention, most of the members of both study and control group primi moms had poor knowledge and practice about breastfeeding and breastfeeding issues, according to the study's findings. As a result, the program and the booklet distributed were effective in increasing knowledge and practice of lactation problems in primi gravidae. The findings confirm the research hypothesis that women who enroll in the program and receive the booklet are able to avoid and overcome lactation disorders than those who did not. Recommendation: Classes for Mother are necessary to educate primi gravidae mothers regarding the bases of breastfeeding and breast-feeding problems during pregnancy that will help to reduce the risk of various complications and breastfeeding disorders.