Rating the seriousness of maternal and child health outcomes linked with pregnancy weight gain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current pregnancy weight gain guidelines were developed based on implicit assumptions of a small group of experts about the relative seriousness of adverse health outcomes. Therefore, they will not necessarily reflect the values of women.

Objective

To estimate the seriousness of 11 maternal and child health outcomes that have been consistently associated with pregnancy weight gain by engaging patients and health professionals.

Methods

We collected data using an online panel approach with a modified Delphi structure. We selected a purposeful sample of maternal and child health professionals (n = 84) and women who were pregnant or recently postpartum (patients) (n = 82) in the United States as panellists. We conducted three concurrent panels: professionals on

SUBMITTER: Bodnar LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8134513 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature