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1 Exploring correlates of weight bias among university students in diverse programs Jeanningros A; Côté M; Forouhar V; Aimé A; Lavallière M; Blackburn P; Maïano C; Alberga AS; Baillot A; 41718586
SOH
2 Weight bias, stigma and discrimination: a call for greater conceptual clarity Côté M; Forouhar V; Sacco S; Baillot A; Himmelstein M; Hussey B; Incollingo Rodriguez AC; Nagpal TS; Nutter S; Patton I; Pearl RL; Puhl RM; Ramos Salas X; Russell-Mayhew S; Alberga AS; 41280193
HKAP
3 Neurodiversity, Minority Status, and Mental Health: A Quantitative Study on the Experiences of Culturally Diverse University Students in Canada Bayeh R; Ryder AG; 40933676
PSYCHOLOGY
4 Unintended consequences of measuring gestational weight gain: how to reduce weight stigma in perinatal care Alberga AS; Incollingo Rodriguez AC; Nagpal TS; 40652172
HKAP
5 Vaccine mistrust among Black individuals in Canada: The major role of health literacy, conspiracy theories, and racial discrimination in the healthcare system Cénat JM; Moshirian Farahi SMM; Bakombo SM; Dalexis RD; Pongou R; Caulley L; Yaya S; Etowa J; Venkatesh V; 37185858
CONCORDIA
6 Predictors of support for anti-weight discrimination policies among Canadian adults Levy M; Forouhar V; Edache IY; Alberga AS; 37139379
HKAP
7 Play the Pain: A Digital Strategy for Play-Oriented Research and Action Najmeh Khalili-Mahani 34975566
PERFORM
8 The Social Lives of Infectious Diseases: Why Culture Matters to COVID-19 Bayeh R; Yampolsky MA; Ryder AG; 34630195
PSYCHOLOGY
9 Fine-tuning language discrimination: Bilingual and monolingual infants' detection of language switching Schott E; Mastroberardino M; Fourakis E; Lew-Williams C; Byers-Heinlein K; 34482624
CONCORDIA
10 COVID-19 Experiences and Social Distancing: Insights From the Theory of Planned Behavior Frounfelker RL; Santavicca T; Li ZY; Miconi D; Venkatesh V; Rousseau C; 34074154
CONCORDIA
11 Self-Continuity Moderates the Association Between Sexual-Minority Status Based Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms Martin-Storey A; Recchia HE; Santo JB; 32130077
PSYCHOLOGY
12 The Association Between Weight-Based Teasing from Peers and Family in Childhood and Depressive Symptoms in Childhood and Adulthood: A Systematic Review. Szwimer E, Mougharbel F, Goldfield GS, Alberga AS 32002762
HKAP
13 Rhythm and Melody Tasks for School-Aged Children With and Without Musical Training: Age-Equivalent Scores and Reliability Ireland K; Parker A; Foster N; Penhune V; 29674984
PSYCHOLOGY

 

Title:Unintended consequences of measuring gestational weight gain: how to reduce weight stigma in perinatal care
Authors:Alberga AS,  Incollingo Rodriguez AC,  Nagpal TS
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40652172/
DOI:10.1186/s12884-025-07898-1
Publication:BMC pregnancy and childbirth
Keywords:Body weight;  Pregnancy;  Psychosocial health;  Weighing;  Weight bias;  Weight discrimination;  Weight stigma; 
PMID:40652172 Category: Date Added:2025-07-13
Dept Affiliation: HKAP
1 Department of Health, Kinesiology, And Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. angela.alberga@concordia.ca.
2 Psychological & Cognitive Sciences, Dept of Social Sciences & Policy Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA.
3 Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.

Description:

In this commentary, we discuss how the practice of measuring gestational weight gain may perpetuate weight stigma and resultant discrimination if not thoughtfully assessed. We offer suggestions to reduce the likelihood of weight stigma and discrimination in perinatal care settings.





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