What Psychological, Physical, Lifestyle, And Knowledge Factors Are Associated With Excess or Inadequate Weight Gain During Pregnancy? A Cross-Sectional Survey

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1071-1082

  McDonald, Sarah D ^a   Park, Christina K ^a   Timm, Valerie ^b   Schmidt, Louis ^a   Neupane, Binod ^a   Beyene, Joseph ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gestational weight gain; Lifestyle factors; Planned gain; Psychological factors, survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING HABIT; EXCESS GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INADEQUATE GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; LIFESTYLE; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MATERNAL SMOKING; MENTAL INSTABILITY; NEUROSIS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; TELEVISION VIEWING; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; LIFESTYLE FACTORS; PLANNED GAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURVEY; TELEVISION; YOUNG ADULT;

GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; LIFESTYLE FACTORS; PLANNED GAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS; SURVEY;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LIFE STYLE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; TELEVISION; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899477416     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(15)30757-X     Document Type: Article

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