Pregnant women's knowledge of obesity and ideal weight gain in pregnancy, and health behaviours of pregnant women and their partners

Matthew W. Thompson; Natasha Nassar; Meiri Robertson; Antonia W. Shand

doi:10.1111/j.1479-828X.2011.01328.x

Pregnant women's knowledge of obesity and ideal weight gain in pregnancy, and health behaviours of pregnant women and their partners

Matthew W. Thompson, Natasha Nassar, Meiri Robertson, Antonia W. Shand^*

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We conducted a survey among a convenience sample of 149 women and their partners (n = 136) attending antenatal services in the Canberra Hospital in 2010. Over one-third (39%) of women and 63.6% of their partners were overweight/obese, and 69.2% of women had not received advice from their caregiver on their weight. Pregnant women and their partners' health behaviours including smoking, and fruit and vegetable intake were strongly correlated (P ≤ 0.01). Pregnant women require targeted advice on their weight, ideal weight gain and impact of these on pregnancy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	460-463
Number of pages	4
Journal	Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Volume	51
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1479-828X.2011.01328.x
Publication status	Published - Oct 2011

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In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol. 51, No. 5, 10.2011, p. 460-463.

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