Abstract Background Postpartum weight retention (PPWR) causes intergenerational harm, negatively affecting a mother’s cardiovascular health and ability to have future healthy pregnancies. Low-income minority women are at highest risk for PPWR with little guidance concerning timeline or strategy to lose weight after delivery. An academic-community partnership conducted observational and focus group work to develop an intervention for PPWR among low-income mothers. This study’s objective is to determine the feasibility of implementing a PPWR intervention trial in partnership with a community-based organization (CBO) serving low-income families with social service support. Methods We analyzed five implementation outcomes in this feasibility st...
Overweight and obesity is prevalent among women of reproductive age (42% BMI > 25 kg/m2) and pari...
Overweight and obesity is prevalent among women of reproductive age (42% BMI > 25 kg/m²) and parity ...
Obesity is a major public health problem in the United States. A subgroup of obese individuals with ...
Background: Overweight and obesity are prevalent among young women and are greater among minority an...
Pregnancy is a life stage where excess weight gain may occur and the post partum period is often cha...
Pregnancy is a life stage where excess weight gain may occur and the postpartum period is often char...
Promoting weight loss among overweight low-income postpartum women has proven difficult. The study’s...
Introduction: On average women retain 5 to 9 kg 1 year after giving birth which can increase the ris...
BACKGROUND:The prevalence of obesity in women continues to rise and pregnancy is a high-risk time fo...
Introduction On average women retain 5 to 9 kg 1 year after giving birth which can increase the risk...
Little is known about the response of post-partum women from deprived backgrounds to weight manageme...
Little is known about the response of post-partum women from deprived backgrounds to weight manageme...
IntroductionA high BMI during and after pregnancy is linked to poor pregnancy outcomes and contribut...
The Women Infants and Children (WIC) program is a promising venue in which to implement weight loss...
Little is known about the response of post-partum women from deprived backgrounds to weight manageme...
Overweight and obesity is prevalent among women of reproductive age (42% BMI > 25 kg/m2) and pari...
Overweight and obesity is prevalent among women of reproductive age (42% BMI > 25 kg/m²) and parity ...
Obesity is a major public health problem in the United States. A subgroup of obese individuals with ...
Background: Overweight and obesity are prevalent among young women and are greater among minority an...
Pregnancy is a life stage where excess weight gain may occur and the post partum period is often cha...
Pregnancy is a life stage where excess weight gain may occur and the postpartum period is often char...
Promoting weight loss among overweight low-income postpartum women has proven difficult. The study’s...
Introduction: On average women retain 5 to 9 kg 1 year after giving birth which can increase the ris...
BACKGROUND:The prevalence of obesity in women continues to rise and pregnancy is a high-risk time fo...
Introduction On average women retain 5 to 9 kg 1 year after giving birth which can increase the risk...
Little is known about the response of post-partum women from deprived backgrounds to weight manageme...
Little is known about the response of post-partum women from deprived backgrounds to weight manageme...
IntroductionA high BMI during and after pregnancy is linked to poor pregnancy outcomes and contribut...
The Women Infants and Children (WIC) program is a promising venue in which to implement weight loss...
Little is known about the response of post-partum women from deprived backgrounds to weight manageme...
Overweight and obesity is prevalent among women of reproductive age (42% BMI > 25 kg/m2) and pari...
Overweight and obesity is prevalent among women of reproductive age (42% BMI > 25 kg/m²) and parity ...
Obesity is a major public health problem in the United States. A subgroup of obese individuals with ...