Midwives' and obstetricians' perspectives about pregnancy related weight management in Ethiopia: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Midwives and obstetricians are key maternity care providers; they are the most trusted source of information regarding nutrition and gestational weight gain. However, their views, practices and perceived barriers to managing pregnancy related weight gain have not been studied in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to explore midwives' and obstetricians' observations and perspectives about gestational weight gain and postpartum weight management in Ethiopia.

Methods

We conducted face-to-face interviews with 11 midwives and 10 obstetricians, from January 2019 to March 2019. All interview data were transcribed verbatim. We analysed the data using thematic analysis with an inductive approach.

Results

We identified three themes and associated subthemes. Midwives

SUBMITTER: Asefa F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7746277 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature