Journal of Women's Health Care
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Danielle Symons Downs

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• Research Article
  Falling Short of Guidelines? Nutrition and Weight Gain Knowledge in Pregnancy
  Author(s): Danielle Symons Downs, Jennifer S Savage and Erica L Rauff Danielle Symons Downs, Jennifer S Savage and Erica L Rauff
  
  Objectives: The objective of this study was to characterize pregnant women’s gestational weight gain (GWG) knowledge and awareness of healthy eating behaviors known to impact GWG. Methods: Formative research was conducted including semi-structured individual interviews and focus group interviews. The participants were mostly Caucasian pregnant women (N = 30; Mage = 28 years old) residing in a suburban/rural region of Central Pennsylvania. Descriptive and thematic analyses were used to examine the primary outcomes of GWG and healthy eating knowledge and informational sources. Results: Many women had no knowledge of how much GWG they should gain in pregnancy (42%). Women appeared to have adequate knowledge on foods they should avoid eating during pregnancy. However, one-fourth of women indicated that they did not fee.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-0420.1000184

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