Overweight and obesity in pregnancy: The evidence - Practice gap in staff knowledge, attitudes and practices

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 588-592

  Wilkinson, Shelley A ^a,b   Stapleton, Helen ^a,c  

^a MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Mater Health Services   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

evidence practice gap; guidelines; implementation; obesity; overweight; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGIST; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL OBESITY; MIDWIFE; OBSTETRICS; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; STAFF TRAINING;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BODY MASS INDEX; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; OBESITY; OBSTETRICS; OVERWEIGHT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; QUEENSLAND; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 84870868236     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12011     Document Type: Article

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