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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"pregnancy weight"”.
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Factors Affecting Pregnancy Weight Gain In African American Women
… American women, who have high rates of overweight and obesity, are also more susceptible to weight retention due to pregnancy than women of other races, leading to increased risk of health problems for mother and child. However, research into physical activity and nutritional barriers has …
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Association of parental weight with pregnancy weight gain and outcome
… of paternal of paternal BMI with maternal weight gain, the birth weight of the newborn and to develop a prediction equation. This study utilized a purposive sampling technique. The participants for this study were recruited from five different WIC sites in north central West Virginia. The …
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Weight Gain Counselling in Prenatal Care: Assessing and Improving Patient-Healthcare Provider Interactions
Background: It is well accepted that gestational weight gain (GWG) outside of the Institute of Medicine recommendations is a modifiable risk factor for pregnancy complications, regardless of a woman’s pre-pregnancy body mass index. Objectives: Given that not all prenatal healthcare providers (HCPs) …
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Low birthweight discrimination using maternal variables.
… studies have reported factors, such as maternal weight, weight gain during pregnancy, smoking habit, which are associated with birthweight. Hytten and Paintin (1963), Duffus et al (1971), Pirani, Campbell and MacGillivray (1973) have shown a relationship between plasma volume expansion in …
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Impact of a newly designed food complement (food multimix) on nutritional status and birth outcomes of pregnant women in the Gauteng province of South Africa
… to 10.78 μmol/L in the control group. Average pregnancy weight gain in the intervention group was 11.5 kg compared to 10.40 kg in control subjects. Average birth weight in the intervention group was 3.02 kg compared to 2.71 kg in controls. Incidence of low birth weight (LBW) was 8.8% in the …
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"Well-Growness" of the Newborn and Factors Contributing to Low Birth Weight
… risk factors and antecedents of birth weight is multifactorial. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of pre-pregnancy health status, prenatal care, stress, negative life style practices, nutritional status during pregnancy, and placental perfusion on the well-growness of …
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Decelerated early growth in infants of overweight and obese mothers
Background: Maternal obesity and overweight now affect a majority of US pregnancies. Evidence indicates that excess maternal weight increases offspring risk of obesity. Patterns of infant weight gain and growth also impact obesity risk; however, the effects of maternal pre-pregnancy BMI on early …
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Breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes and practices among adolescent teenage mothers at Crossroads, Western Cape, South Africa
… start for health and development. Adolescent pregnancy is detrimental to the health of mother and child and is a common public health problem worldwide. The identification of factors that promote or inhibit breastfeeding behavior is vitally important for the design of evidence-based policies …
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The effect of calcium intake on body weight in pregnant women from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Argentina participating in the Calcium and Pre-eclampsia trial
Introduction: The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing worldwide. It has been estimated that every kilogram of weight gain during adulthood represents a 3% to 6% risk increased of cardiovascular disease. There are some studies showing an inverse relationship between calcium intake and …
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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, …
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Feasibility of Online Nutritional Counseling and/or Remote Self Weighing in Pregnant Women With Obesity
… of effect using a combination of weekly weights and an online registered dietician to control excessive gestational weight gain in pregnant women with obesity using a pilot randomized controlled trial.</p> <p><strong>Specific Aims</strong></p> <p>There are three specific aims. Aim 1: …
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Exploring the Grey Zone between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
… factors causing insulin resistance are puberty, pregnancy, weight gain (central obesity “apple type”) and sedentary lifestyle. Usually T2D is diagnosed after 40 years of age and in some cases is diagnosed when patients develop vascular and neuropathic complications. TCF7L2 is by far the strongest …
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Social Policy and Family Well-Being: Essays in Applied Microeconomics
… the welfare of disadvantaged women during pregnancy and post-partum may play an important role in ameliorating inequalities at birth, and thereby potentially mitigating the intergenerational transmission of low socio-economic status. In the first essay, titled "The Effects of Maternity …