Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=51128#.VFbVomfHRK0 Author(s) Cynthia L. Murray Affiliation(s) School of Nursing, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada . ABSTRACT High maternal, gestational weight gain is associated with high birthweight, large-for-gestational-age birthweights, cesarean delivery, child overweight, and short- and long-term postpartum weight retention. In this phenomenological study, the meaning and experiences of weight gain for pregnant women with high gestational weight gain were investigated. Data were collected through interviews with pregnant women from Atlantic Canada. van Manen’s method of phenomenology was utilized...
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