A qualitative study of factors affecting pregnancy weight gain in African American women

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 432-440

  Goodrich, Kara ^a   Cregger, Mary ^a   Wilcox, Sara ^a   Liu, Jihong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Healthy eating; Perceptions; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH CAROLINA; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880755935     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-012-1011-1     Document Type: Article

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