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Predictors and outcomes of excess gestational weight gain among low-income pregnant women.
- Source :
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Health Care for Women International . Jan2018, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p19-33. 15p. 3 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Low-income women were interviewed and their post-natal records were retrieved (n= 160) to assess prevalence of excess gestational weight gain and its socio-demographic predictors. More than half of the women (64%) gained excess weight during pregnancy, with an average of 10 lbs in excess of Institute of Medicine guidelines. Logistic regression indicated that women that started pregnancy at an obese body mass index; who were African American or having an unplanned pregnancy were at significant risk of gaining excess weight in pregnancy. Intervention to prevent excess weight gain during pregnancy is critical in addressing obesity epidemic in the United States and worldwide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BIRTH weight
*STATISTICAL correlation
*GESTATIONAL age
*HEALTH status indicators
*INTERVIEWING
*EVALUATION of medical care
*OBESITY
*POVERTY
*PREGNANCY complications
*PREGNANT women
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SOCIAL networks
*STATISTICS
*WEIGHT gain
*GOVERNMENT programs
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*BODY mass index
*UNPLANNED pregnancy
*FOOD security
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ONE-way analysis of variance
*PREGNANCY
WEIGHT gain prevention
WEIGHT gain risk factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07399332
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Health Care for Women International
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 127116066
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2017.1391263