Comparison of Midwifery, Family Medicine, and Obstetric Patients' Understanding of Weight Gain During Pregnancy: A Minority of Women Report Correct Counselling

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 129-135

  McDonald, Sarah D ^a   Pullenayegum, Eleanor ^a,b   Bracken, Keyna ^a,c   Chen, Ann Marie ^a   McDonald, Helen ^a,d   Malott, Anne ^a,d   Hutchison, Robert ^a   Haley, Susan ^a   Lutsiv, Olha ^a   Taylor, Valerie H ^a   Good, Catherine ^c   Hutton, Eileen ^a,d   Sword, Wendy ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Maternity Centre of Hamilton   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Counselling; Family medicine; Gestational weight gain; Midwifery; Obstetrics; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDWIFE; MINORITY GROUP; OBSTETRICIAN; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WEIGHT GAIN; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; MATERNAL WELFARE; METHODOLOGY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL WELFARE; MIDWIFERY; OBSTETRICS; ONTARIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84861814847     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35155-6     Document Type: Article

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