Mama sana … usted sana: lessons learned from a postpartum weight loss intervention for Hispanic women with infants six months or less.
The purpose of this feasibility study was to assist limited English proficiency women predominately from Mexico (N = 24) to lose weight postpartum and establish effect sizes to power a randomized controlled pilot study. At 3 months, a small (0.20) effect size was noted in the experimental group compared to the control group in exercise, stress, and both the subscales of the eating self-efficacy scales. There was a medium (0.50) effect size noted in the experimental group compared to the control group in body mass index (BMI), nutrition, and exercise self-efficacy. There was a large (0.80) effect size noted in the experimental group compared to the control group in subscapular skinfolds and health responsibility.
March of Dimes North Carolina Preconception Health Campaign Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
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Sanchez-Lugo
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Pender
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology; D006293:Health Promotion; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D050177:Overweight / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D049590:Postpartum Period / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000208:ethnology*; D055815:Young Adult