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ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2025

Unintended consequences of measuring gestational weight gain: how to reduce weight stigma in perinatal care.

Angela S Alberga, Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez, Taniya S Nagpal

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Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Angela S Alberga *Department of Health, Kinesiology, And Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. angela.alberga@concordia.ca.
Angela C Incollingo Rodriguez *Psychological & Cognitive Sciences, Dept of Social Sciences & Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA.
Taniya S Nagpal *Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Funding

Concordia University Tier 2 University Research ChairLes Fonds de Recherche du Québec Santé Chercheur Boursier Junior 2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this commentary, we discuss how the practice of measuring gestational weight gain may perpetuate weight stigma and resultant discrimination if not thoughtfully assessed. We offer suggestions to reduce the likelihood of weight stigma and discrimination in perinatal care settings.

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Gestational Weight GainPerinatal CareSocial StigmaFemaleHumansPregnancyBody weightPregnancyPsychosocial healthWeighingWeight biasWeight discriminationWeight stigma

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PMID40652172
PMCPMC12255049

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