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ArticleBMC women's health2019

Women's perceived social support: associations with postpartum weight retention, health behaviors and depressive symptoms.

Sabrina Faleschini, Lynne Millar, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Helen Skouteris, Marie-France Hivert, Emily Oken

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Sabrina FaleschiniSchool of Psychology, Laval University, Quebec, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2930-5513
Lynne MillarAustralian Health Policy Collaboration, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Sheryl L Rifas-ShimanDivision of Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Helen SkouterisMonash Centre for Health Research Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Marie-France HivertDivision of Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Emily OkenDivision of Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, MA, USA. emily_oken@hphc.org.

Funding

Prenatal environmental determinants of health in young adulthood: a lifecourse approachR01HD034568 · NICHD · HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC. · PI Marie-France Hivert, Emily Oken · 1998 to 2026
$20.6M
Common and distinct early environmental influences on cardiometabolic and respiratory health: Mechanisms and methodsUH3OD023286 · OD · HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE, INC. · PI OKEN, EMILY · 2018 to 2022
$11.7M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD034568NIH HHS UH3 OD023286
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Abstract

backgroundSocial support may promote healthful behaviors that prevent excess weight at critical periods in women's life. Our objective was to investigate associations of social support at 6 months postpartum with women's health behaviors that have previously been shown to predict weight retention at 1 year postpartum.

methodsAt 6 months postpartum in Project Viva, a pre-birth prospective cohort in Massachusetts, women reported social support using the Turner Support Scale, depressive symptoms using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, diet using PrimeScreen, average number of hours walking, light/moderate and vigorous physical activity, television viewing, and sleeping each day.

resultsAmong 1356 women, greater partner support was associated with higher levels of walking (OR 1.36, 95% CI [1.01, 1.82]) and intake of fiber (OR 1.43, 95% CI [1.06, 1.91]) and lower intake of trans-fat (OR 1.49, 95% CI [1.11, 2.01]). Support from family/friends was marginally related to healthful levels of light/moderate physical activity (OR 1.26, 95% CI [0.96, 1.65]) and television viewing (OR 1.29, 95% CI [0.99, 1.69]). Both sources of support were strongly associated with lower odds of incident depression (OR 0.33, 95% CI [0.20, 0.55] and OR 0.49, 95% CI [0.30, 0.79], respectively). We did not find associations with vigorous physical activity or sleep duration.

conclusionsSocial support is important to the physical and mental health of new mothers and may promote behaviors that limit postpartum weight retention.

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Health BehaviorSocial SupportWeight LossAdultDepressionExerciseFemaleGestational Weight GainHumansMothersPerceptionPostpartum PeriodProspective StudiesPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesRisk FactorsBody weight changesDepression, PostpartumHealth behaviorsSocial support

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