Beliefs, Barriers, and Preferences of European Overweight Women to Adopt a Healthier Lifestyle in Pregnancy to Minimize Risk of Developing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: An Explorative Study

• Main Authors: Judith G. M. Jelsma (Author), Karen M. van Leeuwen (Author), Nicolette Oostdam (Author), Christopher Bunn (Author), David Simmons (Author), Gernot Desoye (Author), Rosa Corcoy (Author), Juan M. Adelantado (Author), Alexandra Kautzky-Willer (Author), Jürgen Harreiter (Author), Frans Andre van Assche (Author), Roland Devlieger (Author), Dirk Timmerman (Author), David Hill (Author), Peter Damm (Author), Elisabeth R. Mathiesen (Author), Ewa Wender-Ozegowska (Author), Agnieszka Zawiejska (Author), Pablo Rebollo (Author), Annunziata Lapolla (Author), Maria G. Dalfrà (Author), Stefano del Prato (Author), Alessandra Bertolotto (Author), Fidelma Dunne (Author), Dorte M. Jensen (Author), Lise Lotte T. Andersen (Author), Frank J. Snoek (Author), Mireille N. M. van Poppel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. We explored beliefs, perceived barriers, and preferences regarding lifestyle changes among overweight European pregnant women to help inform the development of future lifestyle interventions in the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus. Methods. An explorative mixed methods, two-...