Healthcare Providers' Advice About Gestational Weight Gain, Diet, and Exercise: a Cross-Sectional Study with Brazilian Immigrant Women in the USA

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Ana Cristina LindsayMary L Greaney

Abstract

This study sought to quantify healthcare providers' advice about gestational weight gain (GWG), diet, and exercise among first-time pregnant Brazilian women living in the USA. This is a cross-sectional study of first-time pregnant Brazilian women living in selected cities in Massachusetts. The study sample included 86 women, nearly all (97%; n = 83) immigrants. Participants' mean age was 28.3 years and mean gestation was 27.5 weeks. Approximately 25.6% (n = 22) reported being overweight, and 1.2% (n = 1) being underweight. Only about 62% (n = 53) reported receiving advice from their healthcare provider on recommended GWG. In addition, about 83% (n = 71) and 81% (n = 70) reported receiving healthcare providers' advice on exercise and diet, respectively. Women who self-reported being overweight pre-pregnancy (OR 0.15; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.03-0.73; p = 0.02) and women who were classified low acculturation levels (OR 0.12; 95% CI 0.02-0.08; p = 0.03) were less likely to report receiving healthcare providers' advice on GWG compared to women who self-reported being normal weight pre-pregnancy and those classified having high acculturation level, respectively. Furthermore, women who self-reported being overweight pre-pregnan...Continue Reading

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