Maternal weight in the postpartum: results from the Delta healthy sprouts trial
Abstract Background Excessive postnatal weight retention may pose a threat to a woman’s health and future pregnancies. Women in the Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD) region of Mississippi suffer from among the highest rates of obesity in the U.S. and are more likely to gain an excessive amount of weight...
Main Authors: | Lisa M. Tussing-Humphreys, Jessica L. Thomson, Nefertiti OjiNjideka Hemphill, Melissa H. Goodman, Alicia S. Landry |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40748-017-0058-9 |
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