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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Postpartum weight retention"”.
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Food intake patterns and associations with postpartum weight retention in women living with and without HIV in Cape Town South Africa
… Maternal nutrition during pregnancy and postpartum may significantly impacts weight outcomes and long-term maternal health. However, dietary habits and weight outcomes during these periods remains poorly understood particularly in obesogenic environments like Gugulethu township (Cape …
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Psychometric Testing of the Walker's Feelings and Thoughts About Weight Scale in Taiwan
… of women do not return to their pre-pregnant weight after six weeks postpartum in Taiwan. Excessive postpartum weight retention or gain can lead to long-term obesity and increase a woman's risk of major health problems. Trends among Taiwanese women reveal an increasing prevalence of obesity. …
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Gestational Weight Gain, Weight Retention and Risk to Develop Overweight and Obesity in Rural Guatemalan Women
… association of total and timing of gestational weight gain (GWG) with postpartum weight retention (PWR) and the risk of developing overweight and obesity at 6 months postpartum in rural Guatemalan women. The contribution of genetics to the variability of GWG was also explored. Total and timing …
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The Lived Experience Of Weight Retention Among Postpartum African American Adolescents
… 2010). African American adolescents who retain weight after pregnancy are at the highest risk of becoming obese adults. Obesity is expected to cost the United States health care system over 237 million dollars (National Institutes of health, 2011) within the next decade. </p> <p>The prevalence …
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Gestational Weight Gain Patterns
Background: Managing gestational weight gain (GWG) remains a global health priority as obesity among women of childbearing age and their children have been linked to excessive GWG. Excessive GWG has been linked to increased rates of cesarean sections, preterm births, hypertensive disorders, …