A Qualitative Study to Examine Perceptions and Barriers to Appropriate Gestational Weight Gain among Participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children Program

Women of reproductive age are particularly at risk of obesity because of excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and postpartum weight retention, resulting in poor health outcomes for both mothers and infants. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine perceptions and barriers to GWG among...

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Main Authors: Loan Pham Kim, Maria Koleilat, Shannon E. Whaley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Pregnancy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4569742
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