Prenatal Health Promotion Content and Health Behaviors

Vonderheid, Susan C.; Norr, Kathleen F.; Handler, Arden

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“…(National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003–2004–2005; Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2005) The items from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey were adapted for pregnancy, similar to the Vonderheid et al study. (Vonderheid, Norr, & Handler, 2007) Nutrition recall for 7 days prior to the survey was performed to determine if women met the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) daily requirements for dairy, fruit or fruit juice, protein, vegetables, and grains. ( Dietary Guidelines for Americans , 2010) The nutrition information was collected as a response to “how many days in the past week” the food group was consumed or how many days in the past week the behavior occurred (e.g., missed a meal, ate less than usual to lose or keep from gaining weight) with a response range of 0 to 7 days.…”

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A Survey of Health Behaviors in Minority Women in Pregnancy: The Influence of Body Mass Index

Kominiarek

2014

Women's Health Issues

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Background An effective behavioral intervention for gestational weight gain in minority obese women needs to incorporate their baseline health behaviors and nutrition patterns. The objective of this study was to compare racial-ethnic differences in health behaviors and nutrition in pregnant obese and non-obese minorities. Methods A face-to-face 75-item survey was administered to 94 women (46% non-obese, 54% obese; 71% blacks, 29% Hispanics) at a prenatal visit to an inner-city clinic. Television-watching, exercise, and nutrition were compared between obese and non-obese women and racial-ethnic differences were compared within each body mass index category using chi-square and fisher’s exact tests. Interactions between body mass index category and race-ethnicity for each health behavior were examined. Findings More obese women described their nutrition as “fair” or “poor” (36% vs. 15%, p=0.02) and missed more meals per day (21% vs. 6%, p=0.03) compared to non-obese women. Obese blacks were less likely to improve their nutrition during pregnancy compared to obese Hispanics (28% vs. 58%, p=0.08). Non-obese blacks watched more television (p=0.03) and exercised less during pregnancy (p=0.04) than non-obese Hispanics. Except for dairy products, there were no differences in daily nutrition (fruit, soda, vegetables, chips) among the body mass index categories and racial-ethnic groups; however, <50% of all participants consumed fruits and vegetables every day. There was an interaction between body mass index category and race-ethnicity: obese Hispanics exercised less before pregnancy (p=0.02), but exercised more during pregnancy (p=0.01) compared to non-obese Hispanics. Conclusions Interventions for gestational weight gain in obese women may have greater success if they considered racial-ethnic differences in health behaviors, especially related to exercise.

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A Survey of Health Behaviors in Minority Women in Pregnancy: The Influence of Body Mass Index

Kominiarek

2014

Women's Health Issues

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“…Barriers to care in general were related to the relationship between a patient and his or her physician, including a patient having a provider who has personalized knowledge of the patient and their health beliefs and who shows respect and listens to the patient (Sofaer & Firminger, 2005). Within the realm of prenatal health care, healthy prenatal behaviors were associated with a woman discussing more pregnancy-related health topics with her doctor, and improved effectiveness of health care often included increasing prenatal health promotion during routine visits (Vonderheid, Norr, & Handler, 2007). …”

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Understanding Prenatal Health Care for American Indian Women in a Northern Plains Tribe

Hanson

2011

J Transcult Nurs

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Early and regular prenatal care appointments are imperative for the health of both the mother and baby to help prevent complications associated with pregnancy and birth. American Indian women are especially at risk for health disparities related to pregnancy and lack of prenatal health care. Previous research has outlined a basic understanding of the reasons for lack of prenatal care for women in general; however, little is known about care received by pregnant women at Indian Health Service hospitals. Qualitative interviews were carried out with 58 women to better understand the prenatal health experiences of American Indian women from one tribe in the Northern Plains. Several themes related to American Indian women’s prenatal health care experiences were noted, including communication barriers with physicians, institutional barriers such as lack of continuity of care, and sociodemographic barriers. Solutions to these barriers, such as a nurse midwife program, are discussed.

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“…This is supported in other research [11]. Prenatal health education should be an integral part of prenatal care as a means of improving the perinatal outcomes for women and their infants.…”

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“…Prenatal health education is an important strategy for reducing prenatal health disparities for women who are members of a vulnerable population [11]. Nurses and health care providers are in a position of being able to provide counsel and communication to the clients with a multitude of problems.…”

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Effect of prenatal counselling on compliance and outcomes of teenage pregnancy

Mersal

Esmat²,

Khalil³

2013

East Mediterr Health J

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To evaluate the effect of prenatal counselling on compliance for health promotion and pregnancy outcomes we conducted an experimental randomized control study on a sample of 86 teenage pregnant women attending the maternal and child health centre in Elkhosos village, Egypt. Data were collected pre-counselling, post-counselling and after delivery. At the post test, women in the study (counselling) group showed statistically significantly greater knowledge and compliance of health promotion (P < 0.001) than women in the control group. In the study group, 90.7% were full term at labour compared with 41.9% in the control group; 88.4% of the women in the study group had normal vaginal delivery compared with 76.7% of those in the control group. The health condition in 90.7% of the study group neonates was classified as good compared with only 46.5% in the control group. Only 9.3% of the study group babies had low birth weight compared with 32.6% of the control group babies (P = 0.008). Effet des conseils prénatals sur l'observance de recommandations et sur l'issue des grossesses d'adolescentesRÉSUMÉ Afin d'évaluer l'effet des conseils prénatals sur l'observance des recommendations favorisant une bonne santé et sur l'issue des grossesses, nous avons mené une étude contrôlée, randomisée et expérimentale sur un échantillon de 86 adolescentes enceintes consultant au centre de santé maternelle et infantile du village d'Elkhosos (Égypte). Des données ont été recueillies avant et après l'offre de conseils, puis après la naissance. Lors de l'évaluation suivant l'offre de conseils prénatals, les femmes du groupe à l'étude (conseils) montraient des connaissances favorisant une meilleure santé statistiquement plus importantes et étaient plus nombreuses à les appliquer (P < 0,001) que les femmes du groupe témoin. Dans le groupe à l'étude, 90,7 % ont mené leur grossesse à terme contre 41,9 % dans le groupe témoin ; 88,4 % des femmes du groupe à l'étude ont accouché par voie basse contre 76,7 % dans le groupe témoin. L'état de santé des nouveau-nés du groupe à l'étude a été jugé satisfaisant pour 90,7 % d'entre eux contre seulement 46,5 % dans le groupe témoin. Seuls 9,3 % des enfants du groupe à l'étude présentaient un faible poids de naissance contre 32,6 % des enfants du groupe témoin (P = 0,008).

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Prenatal Health Promotion Content and Health Behaviors

Cited by 45 publications

References 26 publications

A Survey of Health Behaviors in Minority Women in Pregnancy: The Influence of Body Mass Index

A Survey of Health Behaviors in Minority Women in Pregnancy: The Influence of Body Mass Index

Understanding Prenatal Health Care for American Indian Women in a Northern Plains Tribe

Effect of prenatal counselling on compliance and outcomes of teenage pregnancy

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