ArticleMaternal & child nutrition2018
A qualitative study exploring midwives' perceptions and knowledge of maternal obesity: Reflecting on their experiences of providing healthy eating and weight management advice to pregnant women.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Structural weight stigma in healthcare toward preconception, pregnant, and postpartum women: A systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary Interventions for Healthy Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review of Tools to Promote a Healthy Antenatal Dietary Intake.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- How can we best use opportunities provided by routine maternity care to engage women in improving their diets and health?Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Trial
- Exploring Challenges and Co-Developing a Nutritional Resource for Antenatal Care: A Participatory Stakeholder Engagement Study With Midwives and Public Involvement.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Nutrition in Perinatal Midwifery Care: A Narrative Review of RCTs, Current Practices, and Future Directions.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Weight management interventions for pregnant women from minority ethnic populations living in the United Kingdom: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- "You Want to Eat Healthy, Especially When You're Pregnant. But Sometimes, It's Just Not Possible": Perceptions of Facilitators and Barriers to Healthy Food and Diet Practices During Pre-Conception and Pregnancy.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
- Exploring healthcare providers' perspectives of childbirth education classes for quality of care and positive childbirth experience: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
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- Exploring research and healthcare priorities in maternal health: A qualitative ethnographic study with mothers from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK.European journal of midwifery · 2025Article
- Women's experience of body weight management during and post-pregnancy: a mixed methods approach.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- A qualitative exploration of the experiences of pregnant women living with obesity and accessing antenatal care.PloS one · 2024Article
- Nutritional Education in the Midwife's Consultation Room.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Using the Person-Based Approach to Develop a Digital Intervention Targeting Diet and Physical Activity in Pregnancy: Development Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Identifying barriers to the educational role of midwives in Cyprus and defining determinants in behaviour terms using the Behaviour Change Wheel: a mixed-method formative study.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- The lived experiences of women exploring a healthy lifestyle, gestational weight gain and physical activity throughout pregnancy.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Its Association with Maternal and Newborn Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Overweight, obesity and excessive weight gain in pregnancy as risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes: A narrative review.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2022Review
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Abstract
Midwives are responsible for providing advice regarding the complex issues of healthy eating and weight management during pregnancy. This study utilised an inductive data-driven thematic approach in order to determine midwives' perceptions, knowledge, and experiences of providing healthy eating and weight management advice to pregnant women. Semistructured interviews with 17 midwives were transcribed verbatim and data subjected to thematic analysis. The findings offer insight into the challenges facing midwives in their role trying to promote healthy eating and appropriate weight management to pregnant women. Three core themes were identified: (a) "If they eat healthily it will bring their weight down": Midwives Misunderstood; (b) "I don't think we are experienced enough": Midwives Lack Resources and Expertise; and (c) "BMI of 32 wouldn't bother me": Midwives Normalised Obesity. The midwives recognised the importance of providing healthy eating advice to pregnant women and the health risks associated with poor diet and obesity. However, they reported the normalisation of obesity in pregnant women and suggested that this, together with their high workload and lack of expertise, explained the reasons why systematic advice was not in standard antenatal care. In addition, the current lack of UK clinical guidance, and thus, possibly lack of clinical leadership are also preventing delivery of tailored advice. Implementation literature on understanding the barriers to optimal health care delivery and informing clinical practice through research evidence needs to be further investigated in this field. This study has recommendations for policy makers, commissioners, service providers, and midwives.
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