African Americans and overweight or obese women are at increased risk for excessive
gestational weight gain (GWG) and postpartum weight retention. Interventions are needed to …

Objective To gain insight into how low‐income, pregnant African American women viewed
their weight gain while pregnant and how they managed their weight during pregnancy …

To test the feasibility and acceptability of a theory-based lifestyle intervention designed to
prevent excessive weight gain during pregnancy and promote weight loss in the early …

Objectives This investigation explored the participants' perspective on weight, nutrition, and
dietary habits during pregnancy. The data of interest were culled from a larger ethnographic …

Abstract Objective To describe African American and White women's perceptions of weight
gain, physical activity, and nutrition during pregnancy and to explore differences in …

Pregnancy weight gain may be a risk factor for the development of obesity highlighting the
importance of identifying psychosocial risk factors for pregnancy weight gain. The goal of …

A rising number of low-income African-American mothers gain more weight in pregnancy
than is recommended, placing them at risk for poor maternal and fetal health outcomes. Little …

Objective: Excess gestational weight gain (GWG) in obese women is linked to adverse
maternal outcomes and is particularly pervasive among African Americans, who have the …

The objective of this study is to gain an in-depth understanding of issues related to
gestational weight gain (GWG) including general health, diet, and physical activity among …

Past research on maternal weight gain during pregnancy has focused on determinants and
consequences of inadequate weight gain with concerns for the health of the infant. However …