Navigating Pregnancy: Information Sources and Lifestyle Behavior Choices-A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: Background: Accessible health information during pregnancy is important to positively affect maternal and fetal health. However, the quality and accuracy of health information can greatly vary across numerous sources. This narrative review is aimed at summarizing the literature on pregnant individuals' information sources and how these sources influence their habits toward GWG, PA, and nutrition. Such data will highlight preferences and needs, reveal challenges, and identify opportunities for improvement. Methods: We searched PubMed for studies published in the last decade. Out of 299 studies initially identified, 20 (16 quantitative and four qualitative) met the eligibility criteria (investigating information sources and their influence on health habits toward GWG, PA, nutri

SUBMITTER: Gjestvang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11438513 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature