| Preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy: how do prenatal care providers approach counseling? | |
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PMID: 20078239 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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BACKGROUND: Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is becoming more common and is associated with many adverse maternal and infant outcomes. There is a paucity of data on how weight gain counseling is actually provided in prenatal care settings. Our objective was to study prenatal care providers and their knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding prevention of excessive weight gain during pregnancy and, secondarily, their approach to nutrition and physical activity counseling during pregnancy. METHODS: We conducted seven focus groups of general obstetrician/gynecologists, midwives, and nurse practitioners. We analyzed data using qualitative methods. RESULTS: Providers agreed to participate because they were unsure of the effectiveness of their counseling efforts and wanted to learn new techniques for counseling patients about weight gain, nutrition, and physical activity. We identified several barriers to weight gain counseling, including insufficient training, concern about the sensitivity of the topic, and the perception that counseling is ineffective. Providers all agreed that weight gain was an important topic with short-term and long-term health consequences, but they described widely disparate counseling styles and approaches. CONCLUSIONS: Prenatal care providers are deeply concerned about excessive weight gain and its sequelae in their patients but encounter barriers to effective counseling. Providers want new tools to help them address weight gain counseling during pregnancy. |
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Naomi E Stotland; Paul Gilbert; Alyssa Bogetz; Cynthia C Harper; Barbara Abrams; Barbara Gerbert |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of women's health (2002) Volume: 19 ISSN: 1931-843X ISO Abbreviation: J Womens Health (Larchmt) Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2010-04-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101159262 Medline TA: J Womens Health (Larchmt) Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 807-14 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA. stotlandn@obgyn.ucsf.edu |
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HD01262/HD/NICHD NIH HHS; KL2 RR024130/RR/NCRR NIH HHS; R01 DA 15597/DA/NIDA NIH HHS |
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