A goal set too high: factors associated with planning excess gestational weight gain in a prospective cohort study.

Cathy Huilin LuSherry Van BlyderveenZhijie Michael YuMeredith VanstoneAnne BiringerWendy SwordLouis SchmidtSarah Diana McDonald

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2021)

Women with overweight or obesity are at greater risk of prospectively planning excess GWG, and may especially benefit from healthcare provider counseling on appropriate GWG. Other modifiable factors for planned excess GWG included knowledge about risks of inappropriate weight gain and physical inactivity.

Keyphrases

weight gain
healthcare
body mass index
birth weight
weight loss
physical activity
primary care
mental health
metabolic syndrome
smoking cessation
type diabetes
human health
insulin resistance
hiv infected
social media
human immunodeficiency virus
gestational age