How effective is self-weighing in the setting of a lifestyle intervention to reduce gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 382-385

  Harrison, Cheryce L ^a   Teede, Helena J ^a,b   Lombard, Catherine B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

gestational weight gain; postpartum weight retention; pregnancy; self monitoring; self weighing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SELF MONITORING; SELF WEIGHING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WEIGHT RETENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; LIFESTYLE; POSTNATAL CARE; PRENATAL CARE; WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SELF CARE; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS;

EID: 84906069339     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12207     Document Type: Article

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