Counseling about gestational weight gain and healthy lifestyle during pregnancy: Canadian maternity care providers' self-evaluation

International Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 629-636

  Ferraro, Zachary M ^a   Boehm, Kaitlin S ^a   Gaudet, Laura M ^b,c   Adamo, Kristi B ^a,d  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b HORIZON HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gestational weight gain; Nutrition; Obesity; Physical activity; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MIDWIFE; OBESITY; OBSTETRICIAN; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; REGISTERED NURSE; SELF EVALUATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84884851822     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791411     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S49422     Document Type: Article

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