Misperceived pre-pregnancy body weight status predicts excessive gestational weight gain: findings from a US cohort study

BACKGROUND: Excessive gestational weight gain promotes poor maternal and child health outcomes. Weight misperception is associated with weight gain in non-pregnant women, but no data exist during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of misperceived pre-pregnancy body w...

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Main Authors: Herring, Sharon J, Oken, Emily, Haines, Jess, Rich-Edwards, Janet W, Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L, Kleinman ScD, Ken P, Gillman, Matthew W
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2639379/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19102729
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-8-54
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