Abstract
Objective: To determine the trajectory of postpartum weight changes and to examine associations between weight change in the first 6 weeks postpartum and demographic, clinical, psychosocial, and behavioral variables. Design: Prospective, longitudinal design. Setting: Community hospital and university research setting. Participants: 26 low-income women (9 White, 8 Black, and 9 Hispanic) with uncomplicated term pregnancies. Main Outcome Measure: Body mass index measured weekly. Results: Among White women, body mass index decreased significantly for the first 3 weeks of the postpartum period. Black women experienced a ignificant reduction in body mass index for only the first 2 postpartum weeks. Similarly, the postpartum body mass index decreased for the first 2 weeks for Hispanic women. Prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain each had a significant positive effect on postpartum body mass index. Perception of social support at 4 weeks had a significant positive effect on postpartum body mass index in Black women. Conclusions: The trajectory of weight change was nonlinear with large initial weight losses during the first 2 to 3 weeks postpartum followed by weight plateaus for the remainder of the first 6 weeks postpartum.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 472-481 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 13 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Black
- Hispanic
- Postpartum
- Weight
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Medicine(all)
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Trajectory of weight changes in the first 6 weeks postpartum. / Walker, Lorraine O.; Sterling, Bobbie Sue; Kim, Minseong; Arheart, Kristopher; Timmerman, Gayle M.
In: JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, Vol. 35, No. 4, 13.12.2006, p. 472-481.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Sterling, Bobbie Sue
AU - Kim, Minseong
AU - Arheart, Kristopher
AU - Timmerman, Gayle M.
PY - 2006/12/13
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N2 - Objective: To determine the trajectory of postpartum weight changes and to examine associations between weight change in the first 6 weeks postpartum and demographic, clinical, psychosocial, and behavioral variables. Design: Prospective, longitudinal design. Setting: Community hospital and university research setting. Participants: 26 low-income women (9 White, 8 Black, and 9 Hispanic) with uncomplicated term pregnancies. Main Outcome Measure: Body mass index measured weekly. Results: Among White women, body mass index decreased significantly for the first 3 weeks of the postpartum period. Black women experienced a ignificant reduction in body mass index for only the first 2 postpartum weeks. Similarly, the postpartum body mass index decreased for the first 2 weeks for Hispanic women. Prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain each had a significant positive effect on postpartum body mass index. Perception of social support at 4 weeks had a significant positive effect on postpartum body mass index in Black women. Conclusions: The trajectory of weight change was nonlinear with large initial weight losses during the first 2 to 3 weeks postpartum followed by weight plateaus for the remainder of the first 6 weeks postpartum.
AB - Objective: To determine the trajectory of postpartum weight changes and to examine associations between weight change in the first 6 weeks postpartum and demographic, clinical, psychosocial, and behavioral variables. Design: Prospective, longitudinal design. Setting: Community hospital and university research setting. Participants: 26 low-income women (9 White, 8 Black, and 9 Hispanic) with uncomplicated term pregnancies. Main Outcome Measure: Body mass index measured weekly. Results: Among White women, body mass index decreased significantly for the first 3 weeks of the postpartum period. Black women experienced a ignificant reduction in body mass index for only the first 2 postpartum weeks. Similarly, the postpartum body mass index decreased for the first 2 weeks for Hispanic women. Prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain each had a significant positive effect on postpartum body mass index. Perception of social support at 4 weeks had a significant positive effect on postpartum body mass index in Black women. Conclusions: The trajectory of weight change was nonlinear with large initial weight losses during the first 2 to 3 weeks postpartum followed by weight plateaus for the remainder of the first 6 weeks postpartum.
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