Background Excessive weight gain can be detrimental to the health and wellbeing of both
mother and child. There is evidence that women from ethnic minority groups are more likely …

Postpartum weight retention contributes to maternal obesity and varies by ethnicity. Despite
the well-established benefits of lifestyle intervention on weight management, little is known …

Postpartum weight retention (PPWR) contributes to maternal obesity development and is
more pronounced in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) women. Our antenatal …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Weight retention during the post-partum period is associated
with excessive weight gain. OBJECTIVES: To investigate factors associated with maternal …

Migration and displacement are growing phenomena globally that can affect the health and
development of host countries. Migrants, defined as a continuum (eg, regular/irregular …

Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is up to three times more common in people of Black
African and Black Caribbean heritage living in the UK, compared to their White British …

Maternal eating patterns during pregnancy and the first year postpartum contribute to short
and long-term maternal and child health outcomes. Food choices result from an interaction …

Introduction: Failure to return to pre-pregnancy weight after pregnancy may be one of the
contributing factors to obesity that might impact women's health in the long term. The main …

As public health and social justice issues surrounding Black maternal health are shaped by
societal expectations, it is important to understand how Black postpartum women resist …

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), though full reasons are
unclear, black mothers are more than twice as likely to experience stillbirth when compared …