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Psychological antecedents of excess gestational weight gain: a systematic review

Abstract

BackgroundExcess gestational weight gain (GWG), which has reached epidemic proportions, is associated with adverse outcomes during pregnancy and postpartum obesity in women and children. Psychological variables represent potentially modifiable factors. Moreover, previous systematic reviews on GWG interventions have called for the need for a clearer understanding of psychological factors affecting GWG. Hence, a systematic review was conducted to …

Authors

Kapadia MZ; Gaston A; Van Blyderveen S; Schmidt L; Beyene J; McDonald H; McDonald SD

Journal

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol. 15, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2015

DOI

10.1186/s12884-015-0535-y

ISSN

1471-2393