Reprint of characterizing gestational weight gain in a cohort of indigenous Australian women.

CONCLUSIONS: few women gained adequate gestational weight gain in this study. Culturally acceptable ways of addressing this issue are needed for this group of women, as inadequate and excessive rates of gestational weight gain have health implications for women and their offspring.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: a systematic approach to addressing gestational weight gain within antenatal care is required, including asking about diet and exercise, for all women identifying as Indigenous Australian.
PMID: 30558960 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Rural Remote Health - December 14, 2018 Category: Rural Health Authors: Schumacher TL, Weatherall L, Keogh L, Sutherland K, Collins CE, Pringle KG, Rae KM Tags: Midwifery Source Type: research