ArticleMaternal and child health journal2013
Overweight and obese women's perceptions about making healthy change during pregnancy: a mixed method study.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Feasibility and Adherence of a Prescribed, Monitored Home Exercise Program in High Risk Pregnant Women
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48 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Person-centred care in interventions to limit weight gain in pregnant women with obesity - a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2015Pooled it
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- Effect of probiotic yoghurt on plasma glucose in overweight and obese pregnant women: a randomized controlled clinical trial.European journal of nutrition · 2020Trial
- Application of objective physical activity measurement in an antenatal physical activity consultation intervention: a randomised controlled trial.BMC public health · 2015Trial
- Use of a DVD to provide dietary and lifestyle information to pregnant women who are overweight or obese: a nested randomised trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2014Trial
- Adherence to the Lebanese National Dietary and Lifestyle Guidelines for Pregnancy and Its Association With Postpartum Weight Retention.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Predictors of physical activity among pregnant women in Harare, Zimbabwe.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes and Practices According to Their Recommendations on Exercise during the First Trimester of Pregnancy: A Greek Cross-Sectional Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Efficacious lifestyle interventions for appropriate gestational weight gain in women with overweight or obesity set in the health care system: a scoping review.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 · 2022Article
- Facilitators and barriers influencing weight management behaviours during pregnancy: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Optimizing Maternal Nutrition: The Importance of a Tailored Approach.Current developments in nutrition · 2022Review
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- Perceptions of Tailored Dietary Advice to Improve the Nutrient Adequacy of the Diet in French Pregnant Women.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Physical Activity Advice and Counselling by Healthcare Providers: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- "Moving for My Baby!" Motivators and Perceived Barriers to Facilitate Readiness for Physical Activity during Pregnancy among Obese and Overweight Women of Urban Areas in Northern Taiwan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Reducing intergenerational obesity and diabetes risk.Diabetologia · 2021Review
- Gestational weight gain outside the 2009 Institute of Medicine recommendations: novel psychological and behavioural factors associated with inadequate or excess weight gain in a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
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Abstract
Overweight and obesity during pregnancy is associated with risk of a range of adverse health outcomes. While intervention studies aim to promote behavioral change, little is known about the underlying psychological mechanisms facilitating and hindering change. The aim of this study was to evaluate overweight and obese women's perceptions of making behavior change during pregnancy. We explored beliefs through self-administrated questionnaires (n = 464) and semi-structured face-to-face interviews (n = 26). Questions were designed according to the Health Belief Model. A triangulation protocol was followed to combine quantitative and qualitative data. A total of 269 women (58 %) indicated that high gestational weight gain is a concern, with 348 (75 %) indicating excessive weight gain is associated with complications during pregnancy or child birth. Women were aware of maternal complications associated with high gestational weight gain, but had more limited awareness of neonatal complications. While most women indicated in questionnaires that healthy eating and physical activity were associated with improved health during pregnancy, they were unable to identify specific benefits at interview. Barriers to making healthy behavior changes were highly individualized, the main barrier being lack of time. While the majority (91 %) of women indicated that they would make behavior changes if the change made them feel better, only half felt confident in their ability to do so. Interventions for overweight and obese pregnant women should incorporate education about neonatal health consequences and benefits of healthy behavior change in addition to incorporating strategies to enhance self-efficacy.
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