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Exploring obstetricians', midwives' and general practitioners' approach to weight management in pregnant women with a BMI ≥25 kg/m
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- Facilitators and barriers to behaviour change within a lifestyle program for women with obesity to prevent excess gestational weight gain: a mixed methods evaluation.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Trial
- Participants' Engagement and Satisfaction With a Smartphone App Intended to Support Healthy Weight Gain, Diet, and Physical Activity During Pregnancy: Qualitative Study Within the HealthyMoms Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
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- Healthcare related barriers and enablers for weight management among pregnant women with overweight and obesity: a rapid scoping review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Barriers and enablers to effective weight management for people living with overweight and obesity: A rapid scoping review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025Article
- Knowledge, Attitude, and Belief of Healthcare Professionals Toward Obesity Stigmatization.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Where is communication breaking down? Narrative tensions in obesity-in-pregnancy clinical encounters.PloS one · 2025Article
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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
- Using the Person-Based Approach to Develop a Digital Intervention Targeting Diet and Physical Activity in Pregnancy: Development Study.JMIR formative research · 2023Article
- Facilitators and barriers influencing weight management behaviours during pregnancy: a meta-synthesis of qualitative research.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- The Healthy Pregnancy Service to Optimise Excess Gestational Weight Gain for Women with Obesity: A Qualitative Study of Health Professionals' Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to explore healthcare professionals' (HCPs) beliefs and attitudes towards weight management for pregnant women with a body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m
designQualitative study.
settingA public antenatal clinic in a large academic maternity hospital in Cork, Ireland, and general practice clinics in the same region.
participantsHCPs such as hospital-based midwives and consultant obstetricians and general practitioners (GPs).
methodSemistructured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of hospital-based HCPs and a sample of GPs working in the same region. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and thematically analysed using NVivo software.
resultsSeventeen HCPs were interviewed (hospital based=10; GPs=7). Four themes identified the complexity of weight management in pregnancy and the challenges HCPs faced when trying to balance the medical and psychosocial needs of the women. HCPs acknowledged weight as a sensitive conversation topic, leading to a '
conclusionHCPs need to have standardised approaches and evidence-based guidelines that support the consistent monitoring and management of weight during pregnancy.
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