Mama sana … usted sana: lessons learned from a postpartum weight loss intervention for Hispanic women with infants six months or less

Hisp Health Care Int. 2013;11(2):78-86. doi: 10.1891/1540-4153.11.2.78.

Abstract

The purpose of this feasibility study was to assist limited English proficiency women predominately from Mexico (N = 24) to lose weight postpartum and establish effect sizes to power a randomized controlled pilot study. At 3 months, a small (0.20) effect size was noted in the experimental group compared to the control group in exercise, stress, and both the subscales of the eating self-efficacy scales. There was a medium (0.50) effect size noted in the experimental group compared to the control group in body mass index (BMI), nutrition, and exercise self-efficacy. There was a large (0.80) effect size noted in the experimental group compared to the control group in subscapular skinfolds and health responsibility.

Publication types

  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Female
  • Health Behavior / ethnology
  • Health Promotion
  • Hispanic or Latino*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Overweight / ethnology
  • Overweight / prevention & control
  • Postpartum Period / ethnology*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Weight Loss / ethnology*
  • Young Adult