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Motivators and barriers to a healthy postpartum lifestyle in women at increased cardiovascular and metabolic risk: a focus-group study.
- Source :
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Hypertension in pregnancy [Hypertens Pregnancy] 2012; Vol. 31 (1), pp. 147-55. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Jan 20. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Objective: To describe the motivators and barriers to the adoption of a healthy postpartum lifestyle after a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and/or gestational diabetes.<br />Methods: Thirty-six women with complicated pregnancies participated in six focus-group interviews that aimed to explore the perceptions of modifiable determinants of postpartum lifestyle.<br />Results: Although women expressed that they intended to live a healthy postpartum lifestyle, it was generally not achieved. The motivators included improving their own current health condition as well as modeling a healthy lifestyle for their children. Important barriers were reported to be lack of knowledge, poor recovery, and lack of professional support after delivery.<br />Conclusions: The reported motivators and barriers can be used to develop a postpartum lifestyle intervention.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Attitude to Health
Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control
Female
Focus Groups
Glucose Metabolism Disorders prevention & control
Humans
Intention
Motivation
Pregnancy
Young Adult
Diabetes, Gestational rehabilitation
Fetal Growth Retardation rehabilitation
Life Style
Postpartum Period
Pre-Eclampsia rehabilitation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1525-6065
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Hypertension in pregnancy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21250888
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/10641955.2010.544803