ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2017
Where Do Women Get Advice About Weight, Eating, and Physical Activity During Pregnancy?
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- Randomized controlled clinical trial of behavioral lifestyle intervention with partial meal replacement to reduce excessive gestational weight gain.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2018Trial
- Weight and body image during pregnancy: a qualitative study of the experience of pregnant women, midwives and dietitians.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Protocol of an adaptive mobile health intervention for the management of gestational weight gain: The LEAP cluster randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Navigating Pregnancy: Information Sources and Lifestyle Behavior Choices-A Narrative Review.Journal of pregnancy · 2024Review
- Dietary Intake of Pregnant Women with and without Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the United States.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Strengthening maternal nutrition counselling during routine health services: a gap analysis to guide country programmes.Public health nutrition · 2023Review
- Comprehensive Questionnaire in Postpartum Women to Assess Women's Knowledge of the Current Weight Gain Guidelines during Pregnancy in Lower Saxony.Obesity facts · 2023Observational
- Sources of information about gestational weight gain, diet and exercise among Brazilian immigrant women living in the USA: a cross-sectional study.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Women's Views on Advice About Weight Gain in Pregnancy: A Grounded Theory Study.Maternal and child health journal · 2021Article
- The impact of setting a pregnancy weight gain goal on total weight gain.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2021Article
- Physical Activity in Pregnancy: Beliefs, Benefits, and Information-Seeking Practices of Pregnant Women in South Africa.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2021Article
- Sisters in Birth: Improving Birth Outcomes in Mississippi.The Journal of perinatal education · 2020Article
- Exploring womens' experiences and decision making about physical activity during pregnancy and following birth: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- Obese women's perceptions of weight gain during pregnancy: a theory-based analysis.Public health nutrition · 2019Article
- What the Health? Information Sources and Maternal Lifestyle Behaviors.Interactive journal of medical research · 2019Article
- Experiences of Greek women of water immersion during normal labour and birth. A qualitative study.European journal of midwifery · 2018Article
- Hispanic Views About Online Information on Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity in Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study.Global qualitative nursing researchArticle
- Activity tracking devices in pregnancy: Understanding the participant experience in a longitudinal birth cohort.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundMost women report not receiving information about gestational weight gain (GWG) from prenatal providers, but less is known about other sources of information and their potential impacts on GWG. The purpose of this study was to investigate sources of information about diet, physical activity, and weight control during pregnancy, and the impact of information sources on maternal GWG. MATERIALS AND
methodsParticipants were 183 women with normal weight and 172 women with overweight/obesity who had enrolled in a prenatal lifestyle intervention trial. At 6 weeks postpartum, women were asked whether they had received information about "diet, physical activity, or weight control" from 12 sources uninvolved in the trial (e.g., physician, Internet, and friend) and, if received, the extent to which they followed the advice. Information sources were examined in relation to odds of exceeding Institute of Medicine (IOM) GWG guidelines based on measured weights.
resultsMost women reported receiving information from a book (60.6%) or the Internet (58.3%). Advice from physicians, dietitians, or nurses was reported in 55.6%, 48.2%, and 33.9% of women, respectively. Reported receipt of information from physicians was associated with reduced Odds Ratio ([95% Confidence Interval] = 0.55 [0.35-0.88]; p = 0.01) of exceeding IOM GWG guidelines. Reported receipt of information from other sources was not related to GWG.
conclusionsBooks and the Internet were the most prevalent information sources reported for prenatal diet, physical activity, and weight control. However, of all sources, only physician provision of information was associated with reduced odds of excessive GWG.
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