Factors Predicting Postpartum Weight Retention
Keywords:
Postpartum weight retention, Postpartum womenAbstract
Postpartum weight retention, which leads to overweight and obesity, is an important problem for postpartum women. This predictive correlational research design aimed to study the factors predicting postpartum weight retention among postpartum women, including gestational weight gain, fat intake, breastfeeding, and self-efficacy. The participants consisted of 129, 6- to 8-week postpartum women who received their postpartum check-up or who took their child to be vaccinated at Nakhon Phanom Hospital. The research instruments included a personal data questionnaire, a questionnaire on fat intake behaviour for postpartum women, and a form on self-efficacy for weight control, which were tested for reliability using Cronbach's alpha coefficient at .82 and .84, respectively. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and stepwise multiple regression analysis.
The results found that the average postpartum weight retention of 6- to 8-week postpartum women was 4.82 kilograms (SD = 3.61). Gestational weight gain, fat intake, and self-efficacy could significantly predict postpartum weight retention at 41.70% (R2 = 0.417, R2Change = 0.127, F = 5.02, p < .05) with gestational weight gain being the highest predictor (β = .462, t = 4.70, p < .01), followed by self-efficacy and fat intake (β = -.280, t = -3.67, p < .01, and β = -.169, t = -2.24, p < .05, respectively).
These results can be used as basic information for developing postpartum weight retention management guidelines by controlling gestational weight gain appropriately, ensuring appropriate fat intake, and promoting self-efficacy in postpartum women.
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