Fresh Start, a postpartum weight loss intervention for diverse low-income women: design and methods for a randomized clinical trial

Fresh Start, a postpartum weight loss intervention for diverse low-income women: design and methods for a randomized clinical trial

Abstract Background Overweight and obesity are prevalent among young women and are greater among minority and low-income women. The postpartum period is critical in women’s weight trajectories as many women do not lose their pregnancy weight, and others lose some and then plateau or experience weigh...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Milagros C. Rosal, Christina F. Haughton, Barbara B. Estabrook, Monica L. Wang, Germán Chiriboga, Oahn H. T. Nguyen, Sharina D. Person, Stephenie C. Lemon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Postpartum weight loss
Obesity
Women
Health disparities
Randomized clinical trial
Narrative interventions
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3520-0

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3520-0

Similar Items