The impact of group prenatal care on pregnancy and postpartum weight trajectories

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.06.066
• Publication Date: 2015-07-09T04:54:39Z
• Authors: Urania Magriples; Marcella H. Boynton; Trace S. Kershaw; Jessica Lewis; Sharon Schindler ...; Jonathan N. Tobin; Elissa Epel; Jeannette R. Icko...
• Keywords: Prenatal Care; Weight change; Depression

The objective of the study was to investigate whether group prenatal care (Centering Pregnancy Plus [CP+]) has an impact on pregnancy weight gain and postpartum weight loss trajectories and to determine whether prenatal depression and distress might moderate these trajectories.