Where Do Women Get Advice About Weight, Eating, and Physical Activity During Pregnancy?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most women report not receiving information about gestational weight gain (GWG) from prenatal providers, but less is known about other sources of information and their potential impacts on GWG. The purpose of this study was to investigate sources of information about diet, physical activity, and weight control during pregnancy, and the impact of information sources on maternal GWG.

Materials and methods

Participants were 183 women with normal weight and 172 women with overweight/obesity who had enrolled in a prenatal lifestyle intervention trial. At 6 weeks postpartum, women were asked whether they had received information about "diet, physical activity, or weight control" from 12 sources uninvolved in the trial (e.g., physician, Internet, and friend) and, if rece

SUBMITTER: Mercado A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5649418 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature