Maternal stress, physical activity, and body mass index during new mothers' first year postpartum

Women and Health

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 544-562

  Vernon, Marlo M ^a   Young Hyman, Deborah ^a   Looney, Stephen W ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Motherhood; Obesity; Physical activity; Postpartum; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; OBESITY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOTHERS; OBESITY; PARENTING; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049339865     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2010.516692     Document Type: Article

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