The healthy eating and lifestyle in pregnancy (HELP) feasibility study

British Journal of Midwifery

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 727-736

  Jewell, Karen ^a   Avery, Amanda ^b   Barber, Jenny ^c   Simpson, Sharon ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c SLIMMING WORLD   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Feasibility; Gestational weight gain; Group support; Maternal obesity; Weight management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907485485     PISSN: 09694900     EISSN: 20524307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjom.2014.22.10.727     Document Type: Article

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