Gestational weight gain counselling practices among different antenatal health care providers: a qualitative grounded theory study

• Main Authors: Beth Murray-Davis (Author), Howard Berger (Author), Nir Melamed (Author), Karizma Mawjee (Author), Maisah Syed (Author), Jon Barrett (Author), Joel G. Ray (Author), Michael Geary (Author), Sarah D. McDonald (Author), for DOH-NET (Diabetes, Obesity and Hypertension in Pregnancy Research Network) (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Inappropriate gestational weight gain in pregnancy may negatively impact health outcomes for mothers and babies. While optimal gestational weight gain is often not acheived, effective counselling by antenatal health care providers is recommended. It is not known if gestational we...