ArticleMaternal and child health journal2014
Maternal stress predicts postpartum weight retention.
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- Optimizing the Postpartum Period to Support Lifelong Health for Women with Obesity.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- Weight management in women of reproductive age.Obesity and endocrinology · 2026Review
- Real-time experiences of racism and stress in association with postpartum weight retention: a longitudinal ecological momentary assessment study.American journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Risk factors for substantial weight retention at 1 year postpartum: evidence from a German birth cohort study (KUNO-Kids).Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Postpartum stress in the first 6 months after delivery: a longitudinal study in Nantong, China.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Examining demographic and psychosocial factors related to self-weighing behavior during pregnancy and postpartum periods.Preventive medicine reports · 2023Article
- Gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention in Tasmanian women: The Baby-bod Study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Maternal Stressors and Coping Strategies During the Extended Postpartum Period: A Retrospective Analysis with Contemporary Implications.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2022Article
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- Early Postpartum Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Resilience Development among Danish First-Time Mothers before and during First-Wave COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Mediators affecting the association between a lifestyle behavior intervention and stress in low-income overweight or obese mothers of young children.Journal of health psychology · 2021Article
- Reducing Postpartum Weight Retention: A Review of the Implementation Challenges of Postpartum Lifestyle Interventions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- The relationship between depression, stress, anxiety, and postpartum weight retention: A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2021Review
- Maternal Characteristics that Impact Postpartum Weight Retention: Results from the 2016 Los Angeles Mommy and Baby (LAMB) Follow-Up Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2021Article
- Protocol for a pilot randomized controlled feasibility study of brief interpersonal psychotherapy for addressing social-emotional needs and preventing excess gestational weight gain in adolescents.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2020Article
- Maternal Weight Variation in Different Intrauterine Environments: An Important Role of Hypertension.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2019Observational
- Exploring the need for interventions to manage weight and stress during interconception.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Review
- The impact of psychosocial stressors on postpartum weight retention.Archives of women's mental health · 2016Article
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Abstract
Postpartum weight retention (PPWR) is a significant contributor to the development of overweight and obesity in women of childbearing age. Stress may be a key mechanism making it more difficult for mothers to lose weight in the year following delivery. The aim of this study was to assess whether specific aspects of parenting stress and life stress influence postpartum weight retention in new mothers. Women in late pregnancy or up to 2 months postpartum (n = 123) were enrolled in the study and followed through the first year postpartum. Linear regression models evaluated the associations of parenting stress (isolation, attachment and depressive symptoms) as well as overall life stress at 2, 6, and 12 months postpartum with PPWR at 6 and 12 months. During the first year postpartum, higher depression and life stress were significantly associated with greater PPWR. As the effect of depression diminished, the effect of life stress became significant. Contrary to hypothesized relationships, fewer problems with attachment and less social isolation were significantly associated with greater PPWR. Higher gestational weight gain and African American race were also significantly associated with greater PPWR at both 6 and 12 months. Different types of stress predict weight retention in first time mothers during the first year postpartum. Understanding the relationships between parenting stress, concurrent life stress and PPWR can enhance the development of future interventions that specifically target self-identified stressors, leading to improved weight related outcomes.
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