Weight gain during pregnancy can be a real risk factor for long-term obesity which has
implications in all areas of medicine. This study is designed to assess pregnancy-related …

Objectives Obese women have lower breastfeeding initiation and maintenance rates than
healthy weight women. Research generally focuses on biomedical explanations for this …

Objectives. To describe psychosocial factors identified as contributors of weight gain in the
general population and to examine the relationship between these factors and gestational …

Objective Pregnancy produces significant changes in a woman's body weight and shape.
This study examines changes in body mass index (BMI) and quality of life related to eating …

Background Available data suggest that body dissatisfaction is common during pregnancy
and may even be a precursor to post-natal depression. However, in order to accurately …

Objectives Post‐partum weight retention (PWR) has been identified as a critical pathway for
long‐term overweight and obesity. In recent years, psychological factors have been …

ObjectiveTo examine the influence of health behaviours and psychological well-being on
gestational weight gain using a biopsychosocial model. DesignA prospective cohort study of …

During pregnancy, women experience substantial changes in their body shape and weight
that result in significant alterations of their body image,(Lederman 1984, Moore 1978, Strang …

Pregnancy is a time when social, psychological and physical change. This can be a turning
point for eating disorder recovery or in a negative way in the beginning/recurrence …

Women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy have an increased risk of post‐partum
obesity, and retention of gestational weight gain (GWG) post birth is a strong predictor of …