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Volume 7, Issue 3 (Suppl)
J Obes Weight Loss Ther, an open access journal
ISSN: 2165-7904
Childhood Obesity & Bariatric Surgery 2017
June 12-13, 2017
June 12-13, 2017 Rome, Italy
&
Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
10
th
International Conference on
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
2
nd
International Conference on
JOINT EVENT
The association between low gestational weight gain and childhood obesity: Some pragmatic implications
for health care professionals
Cynthia Murray
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
R
esearch demonstrates a link between low maternal weight gain in pregnancy and small for gestational age (SGA) births. Babies
who are SGA at birth have a higher risk for obesity in childhood. Approximately 20% of pregnant women are under-gain in
pregnancy. Low gestational weight gain is recognized as a modifiable risk factor for SGA births, while it is also acknowledged that
there is a multifactorial nature to maternal weight gain during pregnancy. Insights into pregnant women’s perceptions of their low
gestational weight gain experiences could assist health care professionals in working with pregnant women who are under-gaining. In
qualitative studies, pregnant women or new mothers have downplayed or were not aware of the health implications of gaining outside
of medical weight gain guidelines. From the viewpoint of pregnant women, qualitative data revealed that gestational weight gain was
a neglected area of prenatal counseling by health care providers. Health care professionals ought to inform pregnant women about:
the medical guidelines concerning recommended gestational weight gain ranges; and the health risks associated with gaining outside
of the medical recommendations.
Biography
Cynthia Murray completed her BN and MN at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and PhD in Nursing at University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.
She is an Associate Professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland, School of Nursing. Her areas of research include “Weight and health during pregnancy
and childhood”.
cindym@mun.caCynthia Murray, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2017, 7:3 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-046