Women's recall of health care provider counselling on gestational weight gain (GWG): a prospective, population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prenatal care has been validated to provide medical and educational counselling intended to reduce the risk of adverse pregnancy conditions and improve the maternal and fetal outcomes. Prenatal targeted information regarding nutrition, lifestyle, and weight gain is predictive of meeting Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2009 gestational weight gain (GWG) guidelines. There is limited information about women's experiences with these prenatal counselling domains, particularly in women who do not meet GWG recommendations. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of women's recall of prenatal counselling and its effect on meeting their GWG within guidelines in a prospective, community-based pregnancy cohort.

Methods

A sample of 2909 women with singleton pregnan

SUBMITTER: Vinturache A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6485057 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature