Background The knowledge and practices of health professionals have a recognized role in
behaviors related to the health of their patients. During pregnancy, this influence can be …

Objective This study investigated patient and provider perceptions of weight gain, physical
activity, and nutrition counseling during prenatal care visits. Methods Individual qualitative …

AimTo identify characteristics of the services and support women want to enable them to eat
healthily during pregnancy to make a potential future service acceptable to this population …

Background A high infant birthweight is associated with future risk of a range of adverse
health consequences. This study sought to determine whether maternal “junk food” diet …

Overweight and obesity during pregnancy is associated with risk of a range of adverse
health outcomes. While intervention studies aim to promote behavioral change, little is …

Objective. To examine the nutrition awareness of women before and during pregnancy in
order to provide a greater understanding of the life course perspective (LCP) in relation to …

Background Dietary intake of pregnant women do not appear to meet the dietary
recommendations. Nutrition knowledge and practices of pregnant women and their …

Objective to explore gestational weight gain in healthy women in relation to pre-pregnancy
Body Mass Index, diet and physical activity. Design a cross-sectional survey was conducted …

Objective To investigate factors associated with maternal diet during pregnancy and rank
these in order of influence using data from a prospective cohort of 196 pregnant women …

Background The diets, physical activity and sedentary behavior levels of both children and
adults in Australia are suboptimal. The family environment, as the first ecological niche of …