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A Qualitative Study of Motivators and Barriers to Healthy Eating in Pregnancy for Low-Income, Overweight, African-American Mothers
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Vol. 113Issue 9p1175–1181Published online: July 16, 2013
- Naomi R. Reyes
- Alicia A. Klotz
- Sharon J. Herring
Cited in Scopus: 68
Poor diet quality is common among low-income, overweight, African-American mothers, placing them at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes. We sought to better understand the contextual factors that may influence low-income African-American mothers’ diet quality during pregnancy. In 2011, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 21 overweight/obese, pregnant African Americans in Philadelphia, PA, all of whom received Medicaid and were eligible for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children.