title: Pregnancy intention, receipt of pre-conception care, and pre-conception weight counseling reported by overweight and obese women in late pregnancy.
abstract: We surveyed overweight or obese women receiving prenatal care for a singleton pregnancy at a large academic medical center in 2010. During late pregnancy, women reported pregnancy intentionality and pre-conception weight counseling. Participants (N = 82) had a mean age of 29.7 (SD: 6.3) years, 61% were non-Hispanic white, 47% were nulliparous. Before pregnancy, 45% were overweight and 55% were obese. Forty-eight percent reported that the current pregnancy was planned. Of these women, 36% reported a pre-conception visit. Of these, 29% reported pre-conception weight counseling (5% of sample). Unrealized opportunities exist in the clinical setting for promoting weight management during the childbearing years.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology of Chronic Diseases and Vulnerable Populations, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Massachusetts Medical School/University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, USA. Electronic address: molly.waring@umassmed.edu.
authors.forename: Molly E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Waring
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Massachusetts Medical School/University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical School/University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Tiffany A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Moore Simas
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Milagros C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rosal
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Sherry L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Pagoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D003376:Counseling; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D050177:Overweight / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010298:Parity; D016742:Preconception Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D011295:Prenatal Care; D044469:Racial Groups; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Body weight; Preconception care; Pregnancy