B3 - She’s Not Eating for Two and the Weight Won’t Just Fall Off: Partnering with Women to Achieve Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain and Postpartum Weight Loss
B3 - She’s Not Eating for Two and the Weight Won’t Just Fall Off: Partnering with Women to Achieve Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain and Postpartum Weight Loss
Title: B3 - She’s Not Eating for Two and the Weight Won’t Just Fall Off: Partnering with Women to Achieve Healthy Pregnancy Weight Gain and Postpartum Weight Loss
Disciplines: Childbearing (CB)
Learning Objectives:
- Identify two maternal and two neonatal implications of pregnancy weight gain and postpartum weight loss.
- Summarize the 2009 IOM weight gain guidelines for pregnant women.
- Identify specific evidence-based strategies to promote healthy weight management among pregnant and postpartum women.
Attendees can expect to gain an understanding of the risks associated with unhealthy management of weight during the childbearing period, evidence-based strategies for healthy management of weight during pregnancy and the postpartum period, and effective strategies that can be used in practice to promote weight management. Particular focus will This presentation will focus on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines for weight gain in pregnancy and tools nurses and advanced practice nurses can use to influence women’s weight self-management efforts.
Monday, June 16, 2014: 1:45 PM-2:45 PM
Monterrey (Disney Coronado Springs)
Moderator:
Carola Bruflat, MSN, WHNP/FNP
Presenting Author:
Jennifer M. Ohlendorf, MS, RN