Trial reportMaternal & child nutrition2016
Barriers to weight-related health behaviours: a qualitative comparison of the socioecological conditions between pregnant and post-partum low-income women.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Experiences of Food Insecurity During Pregnancy in High-Income Countries: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Pooled it
- Delivering a Postpartum Weight Loss Intervention via Facebook or In-Person Groups: Results From a Randomized Pilot Feasibility Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Barriers to weight-related health behaviours: a qualitative comparison of the socioecological conditions between pregnant and post-partum low-income women.Maternal & child nutrition · 2016Trial
- eMoms: Electronically-mediated weight interventions for pregnant and postpartum women. Study design and baseline characteristics.Contemporary clinical trials · 2015Trial
- Social determinants of health influence maternal health behaviors and engagement in an obesity prevention intervention.Translational behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Adaptation of the Content of a Behavioural Text Message Delivered Weight Management Intervention for a Socio-Culturally and Geographically Diverse Population of Postpartum Women in the UK: The Supporting MumS (SMS) Intervention.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators to healthy eating during post-partum among non-Hispanic Black mothers.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Article
- Women's experience of body weight management during and post-pregnancy: a mixed methods approach.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
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- Experiences of Physical Activity, Healthy Eating and Quality of Life During and Following Pregnancy in Overweight and Obese Postpartum Women.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Identification of postpartum symptom subgroups and associated long-term maternal depressive symptoms and well-being.Research in nursing & health · 2023Article
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- Feedback on Instagram posts for a gestational weight gain intervention.Translational behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- Barriers to weight management in pregnant mothers with obesity: a qualitative study on mothers with low socioeconomic background.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Support Seeking in the Postpartum Period: Content Analysis of Posts in Web-Based Parenting Discussion Groups.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
- Women in the Workplace: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles and Mitigating Weight Gain during the Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Periods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Delivering a Post-Partum Weight Loss Intervention via Facebook or In-Person Groups: Protocol for a Randomized Feasibility Pilot Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- Women's perceived social support: associations with postpartum weight retention, health behaviors and depressive symptoms.BMC women's health · 2019Article
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- Identification of Caries Risk Determinants in Toddlers: Results of the GUSTO Birth Cohort Study.Caries research · 2017Article
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Abstract
The association between socioecological factors and poor health outcomes for low-income women and their children has been the focus of disparities research for several decades. This research compares the socioecological conditions among low-income women from pregnancy to post-partum and highlights the factors that make weight management increasingly difficult after delivery. As part of the formative research for an online health intervention, group and individual interviews were conducted with low-income pregnant and post-partum women. Five pregnancy group interviews (n = 15 women), five post-partum group interviews (n = 23 women) and seven individual interviews with a total of 45 participants were conducted in Rochester, New York. All interviews were audio-recorded. The constant comparative method was used to code interview notes and identify emergent themes. Subjects faced many challenges that affected their attitudes, beliefs and their ability to maintain or improve healthy weight behaviours. These included unemployment, relationship issues, minimal social support, lack of education, limited health care access, pre-existing medical conditions and neighbourhood disadvantage. Compared with pregnant women, post-partum women faced additional difficulties, such as child illnesses and custody issues. The most striking differences between pregnancy and post-partum related to the family's medical problems and greater environmental constraints. Many factors detracted from women's capacity to engage in healthy weight behaviours post-partum, including challenges present prior to delivery, challenges present prior to delivery that worsen after delivery, and new challenges that begin after delivery. These additional post-partum challenges need to be considered in designing programmes, policies and interventions that promote healthy weight.
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