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"pregnancy" Keyword-tagged Publications:
| Title | Authors | PubMed ID | |
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| 1 | Associations of pregnancy complications with paternal cardiovascular risk: a retrospective cohort study | Mussa J; Wen L; Sharafi M; Gouin JP; Rahme E; Dasgupta K; | 41407531 PSYCHOLOGY |
| 2 | Unintended consequences of measuring gestational weight gain: how to reduce weight stigma in perinatal care | Alberga AS; Incollingo Rodriguez AC; Nagpal TS; | 40652172 HKAP |
| 3 | Effects of maternal mild hyperglycemia associated with snack intake on offspring metabolism and behavior across the lifespan | Martins MG; Woodside B; Kiss ACI; | 38331375 PSYCHOLOGY |
| 4 | Perinatal, obstetric and parental risk factors for asthma in the offspring throughout childhood: a longitudinal cohort study | Caparros-Gonzalez RA; Essau C; Gouin JP; Pemau A; Galvez-Merlin A; de la Torre-Luque A; | 37326102 PSYCHOLOGY |
| 5 | Supporting pregnant and parenting women who use alcohol during pregnancy: A scoping review of trauma-informed approaches | Morton Ninomiya ME; Almomani Y; Dunbar Winsor K; Burns N; Harding KD; Ropson M; Chaves D; Wolfson L; | 36744547 CONCORDIA |
| 6 | Exploring weight bias internalization in pregnancy | Nagpal TS; Salas XR; Vallis M; Piccinini-Vallis H; Alberga AS; Bell RC; da Silva DF; Davenport MH; Gaudet L; Rodriguez ACI; Liu RH; Myre M; Nerenberg K; Nutter S; Russell-Mayhew S; Souza SCS; Vilhan C; Adamo KB; | 35906530 HKAP |
| 7 | Parity and Psychosocial Risk Factors Increase the Risk of Depression During Pregnancy Among Recent Immigrant Women in Canada | Vaillancourt M; Lane V; Ditto B; Da Costa D; | 34595614 PSYCHOLOGY |
| 8 | Effects of snack intake during pregnancy and lactation on reproductive outcome in mild hyperglycemic rats | Martins MG; Cruz AGD; Oliveira GP; Woodside B; Horta-Júnior JACE; Kiss ACI; | 34332976 PSYCHOLOGY |
| 9 | Maternal pregnancy diet, postnatal home environment and executive function and behavior in 3- to 4-y-olds | Mortaji N; Krzeczkowski JE; Boylan K; Booij L; Perreault M; Van Lieshout RJ; | 34159358 PSYCHOLOGY |
| 10 | Prenatal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and cognitive ability in early childhood. | Azar N, Booij L, Muckle G, Arbuckle TE, Séguin JR, Asztalos E, Fraser WD, Lanphear BP, Bouchard MF | 33395941 PSYCHOLOGY |
| Title: | Unintended consequences of measuring gestational weight gain: how to reduce weight stigma in perinatal care | ||||
| Authors: | Alberga AS, Incollingo Rodriguez AC, Nagpal TS | ||||
| Link: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40652172/ | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12884-025-07898-1 | ||||
| Publication: | BMC pregnancy and childbirth | ||||
| Keywords: | Body weight; Pregnancy; Psychosocial health; Weighing; Weight bias; Weight discrimination; Weight stigma; | ||||
| PMID: | 40652172 | Category: | Date Added: | 2025-07-13 | |
| Dept Affiliation: |
HKAP
1 Department of Health, Kinesiology, And Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. angela.alberga@concordia.ca. 2 Psychological & Cognitive Sciences, Dept of Social Sciences & Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA. 3 Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. |
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In this commentary, we discuss how the practice of measuring gestational weight gain may perpetuate weight stigma and resultant discrimination if not thoughtfully assessed. We offer suggestions to reduce the likelihood of weight stigma and discrimination in perinatal care settings. |



