Description
The purpose of this secondary data-analysis was to explore the factors that predict a healthy birth outcome and a healthful postpartum weight for Mexican American mothers. There is a need to educate women who are overweight and obese that in order to have a healthier pregnancy and delivery they need to reduce their BMI. Demographic factors, the frequency of pregnancy complications, the weight and BMI of the mother, and Gestational Weight Gain were all factors investigated. These factors were investigated to determine parameters to obtain healthy birth weights in Mexican American infants.
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Title
- The Effects of Gestational Weight Gain on Pregnancy Outcomes in Mexican American Mothers
Contributors
- Remackel, Jacqueline Joy (Author)
- Reifsnider, Elizabeth (Thesis director)
- Zheng, Lu (Committee member)
- School of Nutrition and Health Promotion (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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2016-12
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