Healthcare providers' gestational weight gain counselling practises and the influence of knowledge and attitudes: a cross-sectional mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand current gestational weight gain (GWG) counselling practices of healthcare providers, and the relationships between practices, knowledge and attitudes.

Design

Concurrent mixed methods with data integration: cross-sectional survey and semistructured interviews.

Participants

Prenatal healthcare providers in Canada: general practitioners, obstetricians, midwives, nurse practitioners and registered nurses in primary care settings.

Results

Typically, GWG information was provided early in pregnancy, but not discussed again unless there was a concern. Few routinely provided women with individualised GWG advice (21%), rate of GWG (16%) or discussed the risks of inappropriate GWG to mother and baby (20% and 19%). More routinely discussed physical

SUBMITTER: Morris J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695303 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature