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Being targeted as a "severely overweight pregnant woman" -A qualitative interview study.

Drude Skov LauridsenPeter SandøeLotte Holm
Published in: Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy (2018)
Our study illustrates the importance of critically considering whether pregnancy is a suitable window of opportunity for obesity prevention, and shows that women's experiences should be examined in relation to each phase of intervention. More interdisciplinary studies are needed to map potential benefits and other consequences over the short- and long-term.
Keyphrases
  • randomized controlled trial
  • weight loss
  • type diabetes
  • metabolic syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • weight gain
  • skeletal muscle
  • body mass index
  • climate change
  • cancer therapy
  • high density