OBJECTIVE: To describe the motivators and barriers to the adoption of a healthy postpartum lifestyle after a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and/or gestational diabetes. METHODS: Thirty-six women with complicated pregnancies participated in six focus-group interviews that aimed to explore the perceptions of modifiable determinants of postpartum lifestyle. RESULTS: Although women expressed that they intended to live a healthy postpartum lifestyle, it was generally not achieved. The motivators included improving their own current health condition as well as modeling a healthy lifestyle for their children. Important barriers were reported to be lack of knowledge, poor recovery, and lack of professional support after delivery. CONCLUSIONS: The reported motivators and barriers can be used to develop a postpartum lifestyle intervention.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the motivators and barriers to the adoption of a healthy postpartum lifestyle after a pregnancy complicated by preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and/or gestational diabetes. METHODS: Thirty-six women with complicated pregnancies participated in six focus-group interviews that aimed to explore the perceptions of modifiable determinants of postpartum lifestyle. RESULTS: Although women expressed that they intended to live a healthy postpartum lifestyle, it was generally not achieved. The motivators included improving their own current health condition as well as modeling a healthy lifestyle for their children. Important barriers were reported to be lack of knowledge, poor recovery, and lack of professional support after delivery. CONCLUSIONS: The reported motivators and barriers can be used to develop a postpartum lifestyle intervention.
Authors: Y E G Timmermans; K D G van de Kant; J S M Krumeich; L J I Zimmermann; E Dompeling; B W Kramer; L L J Maassen; M A E Spaanderman; A C E Vreugdenhil Journal: BMC Pregnancy Childbirth Date: 2020-02-12 Impact factor: 3.007
Authors: Ellen W Seely; Ann C Celi; Jaimie Chausmer; Cornelia Graves; Sarah Kilpatrick; Jacinda M Nicklas; Mary L Rosser; Kathryn M Rexrode; Jennifer J Stuart; Eleni Tsigas; Jennifer Voelker; Carolyn Zelop; Janet W Rich-Edwards Journal: J Womens Health (Larchmt) Date: 2020-09-28 Impact factor: 2.681