Women's opinions on being weighed at routine antenatal visits

Abstract

Objective To assess the opinions of pregnant women regarding their weight gain and to assess the level of satisfaction and anxiety provoked by being weighed in clinic. Design Questionnaires were given to women participating in a randomised controlled trial comparing routine weighing in the antenatal clinic with standard care. Setting A tertiary hospital antenatal clinic in Melbourne, Australia. Population In all, 782 healthy pregnant women participated in the randomised controlled trial and 586 responded to the questionnaire. Methods A questionnaire was offered to all participants at 36 weeks of gestation gauging their satisfaction with their weight gain during pregnancy. The intervention gr..