NUTR 3070 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Cardiovascular Disease, Social Stigma
11 May 2020
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Article sixteen excess gestational weight gain in low-income overweight and obese women: Purpose: examine factors implicated in gestational weight gain (gwg) in low-income overweight and obese women. Methods: qualitative study, eight focus groups with women (black = 48%, white non-hispanic = 41%, and hispanic = 10%) in the first half (n = 12) and last half of pregnancy (n = 10) or postpartum (n = 7), 2 with obstetrician-gynecologists (n = 9). Results: at an intrapersonal level, knowledge/skills and cravings were the most common barriers, at an interpersonal level, family and friends were most influential, at an organizational level, the special supplemental nutrition program for women, Infants, and children and clinics were influential: at the community level, lack of transportation was most frequently discussed, at a policy level, complex policies and social stigma surrounding the special.
