Psychosocial risk factors for excessive gestational weight gain: A systematic review.

CONCLUSION: The relationship between psychosocial factors and weight gain in pregnancy is complex; however depression, body dissatisfaction and social support appear to have a direct relationship with excessive gestational weight gain. Further research is needed to identify how screening for, and responding to, psychosocial risk factors for excessive gestational weight gain can be successfully incorporated into current antenatal care. PMID: 25959883 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25959883?dopt=Abstract

Source: Women Birth - May 7, 2015 Category: Midwifery Authors: Hartley E, McPhie S, Skouteris H, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Hill B Tags: Women Birth Source Type: research