Perspectives of pregnant and postpartum women and obstetric providers to promote healthy lifestyle in pregnancy and after delivery: a qualitative in-depth interview study.
Manasa S AyyalaJanelle W CoughlinLindsay MartinJanice HendersonNneamaka EzekweJeanne M ClarkLawrence J AppelWendy L BennettPublished in: BMC women's health (2020)
In this qualitative study, pregnant and postpartum women and obstetric providers described themes that are aimed at encouraging lifestyle changes to promote healthy weight gain in pregnancy and can directly inform the development of a behavioral weight management intervention for pregnant and postpartum women that is patient-centered and tailored to their needs.
Keyphrases
- pregnancy outcomes
- pregnant women
- weight gain
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- weight loss
- body mass index
- physical activity
- metabolic syndrome
- randomized controlled trial
- birth weight
- cardiovascular disease
- cervical cancer screening
- preterm birth
- insulin resistance
- optical coherence tomography
- smoking cessation
- gestational age
- body weight