title: Pregnant women's knowledge of obesity and ideal weight gain in pregnancy, and health behaviours of pregnant women and their partners.
abstract: We conducted a survey among a convenience sample of 149 women and their partners (n = 136) attending antenatal services in the Canberra Hospital in 2010. Over one-third (39%) of women and 63.6% of their partners were overweight/obese, and 69.2% of women had not received advice from their caregiver on their weight. Pregnant women and their partners' health behaviours including smoking, and fruit and vegetable intake were strongly correlated (P ≤ 0.01). Pregnant women require targeted advice on their weight, ideal weight gain and impact of these on pregnancy.
authors: The Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
authors: Matthew W
authors: MW
authors: Thompson
authors: Natasha
authors: N
authors: Nassar
authors: Meiri
authors: M
authors: Robertson
authors: Antonia W
authors: AW
authors: Shand
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004032:Diet; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People / Q000523:psychology*; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015430:Weight Gain; D055815:Young Adult