Feasibility and acceptability of regular weighing, setting weight gain limits and providing feedback by community midwives to prevent excess weight gain during pregnancy: Randomised controlled trial and qualitative study

BMC Obesity

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Daley, A J ^a   Jolly, K ^a   Jebb, S A ^b   Lewis, A L ^c   Clifford, S ^a   Roalfe, A K ^a   Kenyon, S ^b   Aveyard, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community midwives; Gestational weight gain; Regular weighing; Weight gain limits

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY SCORE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84994626997     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20529538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40608-015-0061-5     Document Type: Article

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