Weight stigma and prenatal physical activity: Exploring the perspectives of pregnant women living with obesity

CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: By increasing body positive representation of pregnant women exercising and offering person-centered prenatal PA recommendations, maternal PA may improve including women living with obesity. Findings from this work can inform future PA interventions, health promotion programming, and prescriptions from prenatal care providers to implement person-oriented strategies to prevent weight stigma and improve the delivery of care for pregnant women living with obesity.PMID:34788725 | DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2021.103186

Source: Midwifery - November 17, 2021 Category: Midwifery Authors: Taniya S Nagpal Rebecca H Liu Maxine Myre Laura Gaudet Jocelynn Cook Danilo F da Silva Kristi B Adamo Source Type: research