Joanne Strauss BSN, RN, CMGT-BC

Weight gain in pregnant women has been linked to childhood obesity in multiple studies. Standard pre-natal education includes information about maintaining a normal weight during pregnancy. However, even with education, eating habits are challenging to change…

Gap in practice: Pregnancy has been scientifically recognized as a stress test or window to future health conditions. Maternal mortality and morbidity in the United States (US) has reached alarming numbers. This has contributed to extreme racial inequities and disparities in the US…