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Kristen S Montgomery1, Melissa Best, Tracy B Aniello
1School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA. krismontgomery@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Twenty-four women with children 5 years old or younger were interviewed regarding their experiences in losing weight during the postpartum period. Phenomenological interviews were conducted according to Husserl's perspective. Women who participated in the study revealed the issues related to postpartum weight loss: weight struggles, exercise, breast-feeding, eating, and pregnancy contributions to weight gain. The overall theme that resulted from these in-depth interviews was that women struggle to balance their successes and setbacks in losing weight during the postpartum period.
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