Women's challenges with postpartum weight loss

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1176-1184

  Montgomery, Kristen S ^a   Bushee, Tracy D ^b   Phillips, Jennifer D ^b   Kirkpatrick, Terrie ^b   Catledge, Courtney ^b   Braveboy, Kristin ^b   O'Rourke, Carol ^b   Patel, Neema ^b   Prophet, Malshundria ^b   Cooper, Anita ^b   Mosley, Lori ^b   Parker, Christie ^b   Douglas, Gaye M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Postpartum challenges; Postpartum support; Postpartum weight loss; Pregnancy weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PUERPERIUM; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SOUTH CAROLINA; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 81255128130     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0681-9     Document Type: Article

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