title: Improving health behaviours during pregnancy: a new direction for the pregnancy handheld record.
abstract: Obstetric documentation processes may influence the clinical, behavioural, and psychological outcomes of pregnancy, although recent alterations to integrate obstetric documentation with pregnancy handheld records have been unsuccessful. Woman-held records as a companion to usual obstetric documentation have the potential to improve pregnancy-related health behaviours with a demonstrated association with maternal and infant health outcomes, and recommendations for their format and content are provided.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. s.wilkinson@uq.edu.au
authors.forename: Shelley A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: Yvette D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D034201:Computers, Handheld; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D033283:Patient Access to Records; D011247:Pregnancy; D012648:Self Care