Within-subject effects of environmental and social stressors on pre- and post-partum obesity-related biobehavioral responses in low-income Hispanic women: protocol of an intensive longitudinal study

• Main Authors: Sydney G. O'Connor (Author), Rima Habre (Author), Theresa M. Bastain (Author), Claudia M. Toledo-Corral (Author), Frank D. Gilliland (Author), Sandrah P. Eckel (Author), Jane Cabison (Author), Christine H. Naya (Author), Shohreh F. Farzan (Author), Daniel Chu (Author), Thomas A. Chavez (Author), Carrie V. Breton (Author), Genevieve F. Dunton (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Disproportionately high rates of maternal overweight and obesity among the Hispanic population before, during, and after pregnancy pose serious health concerns for both mothers (e.g., preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, weight retention) and children (e.g., elevated lifelong obes...