A group prenatal care intervention reduces gestational weight gain and gestational diabetes in <scp>American Samoan</scp> women

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Authors

Nicola L. Hawley · Yale University

Kima Faasalele‐Savusa

Mata’uitafa Faiai · Yale University

Lynette Suiaunoa‐Scanlan

Miracle Loia

Jeannette R. Ickovics · Yale University

Erica Kocher · Yale University

Christopher Piel · Yale University

Abstract

It may be possible to address multiple risk factors related to intergenerational transmission of obesity in this high-risk setting using a group care-delivered intervention.

Topics & Keywords

Gestational Diabetes Research and Management Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Obesity

Volume 32, Issue 10, pp. 1833-1843

DOI: 10.1002/oby.24102

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