Evaluating Body Mass Index-Specific Trimester Weight Gain Recommendations: Differences Between Black and White Women

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 327-335

  Fontaine, Patricia L ^a   Hellerstedt, Wendy L ^a   Dayman, Caitlyn E ^a   Wall, Melanie M ^a   Sherwood, Nancy E ^a  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body weight; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Prenatal care; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL OBESITY; NEGRO; NULLIPARA; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; COUNSELING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; REFERENCE VALUES; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863556274     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2011.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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