The perspectives of obese women receiving antenatal care: A qualitative study of women's experiences.

CONCLUSION: Specialist lifestyle interventions for obese women should be a priority in antenatal care. Extra support is required to assist obese women in pregnancy achieve recommended nutritional and weight goals. Health professionals should approach the issue of maternal obesity in an informative but non-judgmental way.
PMID: 26563638 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Women Birth - November 9, 2015 Category: Midwifery Authors: Knight-Agarwal CR, Williams LT, Davis D, Davey R, Shepherd R, Downing A, Lawson K Tags: Women Birth Source Type: research