Body Image and Gestational Weight Gain: A Prospective Study

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-194

  Hill, Briony ^a   Skouteris, Helen ^a   McCabe, Marita ^a   Fuller Tyszkiewicz, Matthew ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body image; Gestational weight gain; Obesity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO PREGNANCY; BODY ATTITUDES QUESTIONNAIRE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84876483851     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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