Perceptions of low-income African-American mothers about excessive gestational weight gain

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1837-1843

  Herring, Sharon J ^a,b   Henry, Tasmia Q ^b   Klotz, Alicia A ^a   Foster, Gary D ^a,b   Whitaker, Robert C ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Diet; Obesity; Pregnancy; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MEDICAID; MOTHER; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAID; MOTHERS; OBESITY; PERCEPTION; PHILADELPHIA; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871723872     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0930-6     Document Type: Article

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