Pregnancy and weight monitoring: A feasibility study of weight charts and midwife support

Abstract Around half of pregnant women in the United Kingdom are overweight or obese. The antenatal period provides an opportunity for encouraging women to adopt positive lifestyle changes, and in recent years, this has included development of strategies to support women in avoiding excessive gestat...

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Main Authors: Julia Sanders, Sue Channon, Rebecca Cannings‐John, Elinor Coulman, Billie Hunter, Shantini Paranjothy, Lucie Warren, Cheney Drew, Bethan Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-10-01
Series:Maternal and Child Nutrition
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12996