title: Preferences for postpartum lifestyle counseling among women sharing an increased cardiovascular and metabolic risk: a focus group study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe women's preferences for postpartum lifestyle counseling after a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and/or gestational diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-six women who had experienced these pregnancy complications participated in six focus group interviews.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All women expressed a need for participation in postpartum lifestyle counseling. They preferred participation to be tailored to individual preferences. A combination of face-to-face counseling supported by computer-tailored lifestyle advice appealed to them.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Postpartum lifestyle counseling aimed at these women should be tailored to individual needs and preferences.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. m.hoedjes@erasmusmc.nl
authors.forename: Meeke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoedjes
authors.forename: Durk
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berks
authors.forename: Ineke
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Johannes J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Duvekot
authors.forename: Anke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oenema
authors.forename: Arie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franx
authors.forename: Eric A P
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Steegers
authors.forename: Hein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D011181:Postnatal Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular