Why don't many obese pregnant and post-natal women engage with a weight management service?

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 245-256

  Atkinson, Lou ^a   Olander, Ellinor K ^a   French, David P ^a  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

interviews; maternal obesity; post natal; pregnancy; qualitative research; service evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OBESITY; PARITY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84881665154     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2013.809518     Document Type: Article

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