Sources of information about gestational weight gain, diet and exercise among Brazilian immigrant women living in the USA: a cross-sectional study.
Ana Cristina LindsayQun LeDenise L NogueiraMarcia Maria Tavares MachadoMary L GreaneyPublished in: Public health nutrition (2021)
This is the first study to assess sources of information about GWG, diet and exercise among pregnant Brazilian immigrants in the USA. Findings have implications for the design of interventions and suggest the potential of mHealth intervention as low-cost, easy access option for delivering culturally and linguistically tailored evidence-based information about GWG incorporating behavioural change practices to this growing immigrant group.
Keyphrases
- weight gain
- physical activity
- body mass index
- low cost
- weight loss
- birth weight
- health information
- high intensity
- drinking water
- pregnant women
- randomized controlled trial
- healthcare
- primary care
- pregnancy outcomes
- type diabetes
- social media
- smoking cessation
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- cervical cancer screening