Obese women's perceptions of weight gain during pregnancy: a theory-based analysis.
Emily M NagourneyDina GoodmanYukyan LamKristen M HurleyJanice HendersonPamela J SurkanPublished in: Public health nutrition (2019)
Interventions to prevent excess GWG among African-American pregnant women should harness support from partners and family and must go beyond sharing of clinical knowledge to also include strategies that improve the food environment, diet quality and self-efficacy.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- african american
- weight loss
- pregnant women
- body mass index
- healthcare
- birth weight
- physical activity
- pregnancy outcomes
- bariatric surgery
- adipose tissue
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- primary care
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- quality improvement
- health information
- hiv testing
- human health
- men who have sex with men
- gestational age
- hiv infected
- preterm birth