Lifestyle modification intervention for overweight and obese Hispanic pregnant women: Development, implementation, lessons learned and future applications

Lifestyle modification intervention for overweight and obese Hispanic pregnant women: Development, implementation, lessons learned and future applications

Objectives: To describe the development, implementation and lessons learned of lifestyle intervention to promote appropriate gestational weight gain among Hispanic pregnant women. Design: The intervention was informed by an empowerment oriented theoretical framework, and targeted women in the Pregna...

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Main Authors: Roxana Torres, Sandra Soltero, Maria Angelica Trak, Carolyn M. Tucker, Keimari Mendez, Maribel Campos, Walter Willett, Marytere Melendez, Mathew W. Gillman, Paul W. Franks, Kaumudi Joshipura, Jeremy Pomeroy, Cristina Palacios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Subjects:
Lifestyle intervention
Nutrition
Physical activity
Pregnancy
Obesity
Hispanics
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865416300175

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