The state of obesity management for women giving birth in Atlantic Canada

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 453-458

  Kirk, Sara F L ^a   Cramm, C Lisa ^a   Price, Sheri L ^b   Penney, Tarra L ^a   Jarvie, Lorraine ^b   Power, Hilda ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Birthing facilities; Body mass index; Maternal obesity; Obesity policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MATERNITY WARD; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIRTHING CENTERS; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; NEW BRUNSWICK; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; NOVA SCOTIA; OBESITY; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77954930279     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-009-0455-4     Document Type: Article

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