The pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain for women with gestational diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Health care providers should emphasize the impact of pre-pregnancy BMI and GWG on the perinatal health of women with GDM in prenatal visit. It is necessary to provide childbearing women with additional health education in the areas of health promotion, nutrition, weight control, exercise, and maintaining regular everyday lives.

Authors

Chich-Hsiu Hung
Yi-Ling Chiou
Hsiu-Yun Liao

Author Details

Chich-Hsiu Hung, PhD, RN, School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan; Yi-Ling Chiou, MSN, RN, School of Nursing, Department of Midwifery and Maternal-Infant Health Care, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Hsiu-Yun Liao, MSN, RN, School of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Sigma Membership

Lambda Beta at-Large

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational Weight Gain, Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index

Recommended Citation

Hung, Chich-Hsiu; Chiou, Yi-Ling; and Liao, Hsiu-Yun, "The pre-pregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain for women with gestational diabetes mellitus" (2019). INRC (Congress). 183.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2019/presentations_2019/183

Conference Name

30th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Conference Year

2019

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