Exploring women’s thoughts on self-weighing during pregnancy: results of the Self-Weighing in Pregnancy: Experiences (SWIPE) study

• Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 154 - 9
• Main Authors: Ferrey, Anne E., Astbury, Nerys M., Kenworthy, Yvonne, Mackillop, Lucy, Frie, Kerstin, Jebb, Susan A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 20.02.2021; BMC
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude to Health; Body Weight - physiology; Consent; Female; Gestational weight gain; Gestational Weight Gain - physiology; Humans; Midwifery; Pregnancy; Pregnant Women; Prenatal Care - methods; Questionnaires; Self-monitoring; Self-regulation; Self-weighing; Womens health; Young Adult; United Kingdom > UK; Gestational weight gain; Self-monitoring; Self-weighing; Self-regulation

Excess gestational weight gain is common and an important risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes. Regular weighing can be used to assess and manage weight gain, but NICE guidelines do not recommend routine weighing during antenatal care. Trials that have tested the effectiveness of self-weighing...