Healthcare related barriers and enablers for weight management among pregnant women with overweight and obesity: a rapid scoping review
Pregnant women with overweight or obesity are not receiving adequate weight management guidance. Multi-level strategies are needed to ensure pregnant women have access to weight management care that is stigma-free, easily accessible, tailored to their individual needs and fosters positive relationships with healthcare providers.
Authors
- Jaithri Ananthapavan
- Elizabeth Holmes‐Truscott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9139-4663)
- Eva Yuen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7956-5797)
- Jane Willcox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6306-5333)
- Shaan Naughton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0174-3933)
- Kristen Graham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7214-4383)
- Linda P. Sweet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0605-1186)
- Anna Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7965-4098)
- Anna Peeters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4340-9132)
- Alemayehu Mekonnen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6826-4817)
- Vidanka Vasilevski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2772-811X)
Institutions
- Australian National University (AU)
- Royal Women's Hospital (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Diabetes Australia (AU)
- Western Health (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07262-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.04