Weight gain in pregnancy: A survey of current practices in a teaching hospital

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 208-210

  Stewart, Zoe A ^b   Wallace, Euan ^b,c,d   Allan, Carolyn ^a,b  

^a Southern Health   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Southern Health   (Australia)

^d HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Midwife; Obesity; Obstetrician; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIDWIFE; NURSING STAFF; OBESITY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; NURSE MIDWIVES; NURSING AUDIT; PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84859468172     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2012.01418.x     Document Type: Article

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