Exploring obstetricians', midwives' and general practitioners' approach to weight management in pregnant women with a BMI ≥25 kg/m2: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to explore healthcare professionals' (HCPs) beliefs and attitudes towards weight management for pregnant women with a body mass index (BMI) ≥25 kg/m2. DESIGN:Qualitative study. SETTING:A public antenatal clinic in a large academic maternity hospital in Cork, Ireland, and general practice clinics in the same region. PARTICIPANTS:HCPs such as hospital-based midwives and consultant obstetricians and general practitioners (GPs). METHOD:Semistructured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of hospital-based HCPs and a sample of GPs working in the same region. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and thematically analysed using NVivo software. RESULTS:Seventeen HCPs were interviewed (hospital based=10; GPs=7). Four themes identified the complexity

SUBMITTER: Flannery C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6352774 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature