Dietary behaviours and weight management: A thematic analysis of pregnant women's perceptions.

ABSTRACT: Maternal obesity is associated with increased risk of gestational diabetes and other complications. Although antenatal interventions to help prevent these complications are ongoing, an understanding of overweight and obese pregnant women's opinions and attitudes is lacking. Therefore, this study aims to explore these women's experiences and perceptions of dietary behaviours and weight management during pregnancy. Secondary analysis of qualitative data originally collected to examine lifestyle behaviours in pregnant women was conducted. The data were from a purposive sample of overweight and obese pregnant women attending a public antenatal clinic in Cork, Ireland. The data were explored using thematic analysis. Interviews with 30 overweight and obese pregnant women were analysed. Three the

SUBMITTER: Flannery C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7507482 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature