title: Certified Nurse-Midwives' Experiences with Gestational Weight Management.
abstract: Excessive gestational weight gain is associated with fetal metabolic reprogramming and subsequent childhood obesity, as well as maternal recalcitrant obesity and its successive morbidities. We conducted a review of the literature and an explorative, descriptive study of the techniques and strategies used by a subset of certified nurse-midwives to help women achieve optimal gestational weight gain. We also identified barriers to this outcome. With more effective management approaches to gestational weight gain, adverse maternal and neonatal health outcomes could potentially be prevented. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2015.12.007.
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock TX. Electronic address: Lubbockmidwife@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stuart
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock TX.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.affiliation: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock TX.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cherry
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008880:Midwifery / Q000592:standards*; D009721:Nurse Midwives; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009765:Obesity / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D014481:United States; D015430:Weight Gain; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: gestational weight gain; gestational weight management; maternal obesity; pregnancy weight gain