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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Women in the Workplace: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles and Mitigating Weight Gain during the Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum Periods.

Seonad K Madden, Helen Skouteris, Cate Bailey, Andrew P Hills, Kiran D K Ahuja, Briony Hill

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Seonad K MaddenSchool of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Newnham 7248, Australia.
Helen SkouterisMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 1, 43-51 Kanooka Grove, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
Cate BaileyMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 1, 43-51 Kanooka Grove, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
Andrew P HillsSchool of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Newnham 7248, Australia.
Kiran D K AhujaSchool of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Newnham 7248, Australia.
Briony HillMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Level 1, 43-51 Kanooka Grove, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia.
Monash University · AUUniversity of Tasmania · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Overweight and obesity before, during, and after pregnancy are associated with adverse outcomes for mothers and their offspring. Workplaces have been identified as important settings for improving health and wellbeing. However, the value of workplace interventions for women across the reproductive life stages has yet to be realized. This paper aims to explore the potential of workplaces to facilitate healthy lifestyle behaviors, prevent further weight gain, and devise tailored interventions for working women, specifically during the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum periods. Workplaces can be used to engage women, including preconception women, who are detached from clinical settings. Potential benefits of workplace health promotion for women and employers include improved employee wellbeing, productivity, and corporate competitiveness. However, workplaces also need to overcome implementation barriers such as activity scheduling and availability. A systems approach may address these barriers. Consequently, designing and implementing workplace health promotion interventions to meet the specific needs of working women of reproductive age will necessitate collaboration with a range of key stakeholders across all stages of intervention design. Given that these women make up a considerable proportion of the workforce, workplaces can help optimize the health status of employees and prevent excess weight gain during the preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum periods.

Indexed as

Health PromotionHealthy LifestyleOccupational HealthPregnant PeopleWeight GainWomen, WorkingWorkplaceFemaleHumansObesityOverweightPostpartum PeriodPregnancyobesitypostpartumpreconceptionpregnancyweight managementwomen’s healthworkplace

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PMID32013002
PMCPMC7037665
OpenAlexW3003632670

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