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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
Implications of the relationship between high gestational weight gain and childhood obesity for health care
professionals
Cynthia Murray
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
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abies born to pregnant women who exceed gestational weight gain guidelines are at greater risk of being large for gestational age
(LGA) at birth. High gestational weight gain and LGA are associated with obesity in childhood and later in life. Prevalence rates
of high gestational weight gain and childhood obesity are increasing in many countries worldwide. While gestational weight gain
is complex and multifactorial, high weight gain in pregnancy is considered to be a modifiable risk factor for macrosomia. With a
better understanding of pregnant women’s perspectives of their experiences of high gestational weight gain, health care professionals
could be more informed in their efforts to promote healthy gestational weight gains. The experience of over-gaining in pregnancy
can involve confusion from the perspective of pregnant women who have had the experience. Pregnant women with high gestational
weight gain have reported receiving mixed messages from their health care providers about their weight gain. Researchers have also
found a lack of knowledge concerning the topics of healthy eating and weight gain among low-income overweight or obese pregnant
women who were over-gaining. Furthermore, pregnant women report feeling ambivalent about gaining weight: they recognize the
need to gain weight, yet they do not welcome the weight due to societal attitudes about weight and ideals of feminine beauty. In their
efforts to promote healthy weight gains for pregnant women and their children, health care professionals need to be supportive and
provide direct and clear messages to pregnant women about medical guidelines on healthy weight gain ranges.
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