Church Leaders' Health Behaviors and Program Implementation in the Faith, Activity, and Nutrition Program.

Objectives: Church leaders are important to the success of faith-based health promotion interventions through the role modeling of health behaviors. However, clergy may be at a higher risk of chronic disease than their congregants and their health is understudied. This study examined church leaders' health-related behaviors, differences in health behaviors by sociodemographic characteristics, and associations between health behaviors and church-level implementation of an ecological intervention.

The Association between Weight-related Variables and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms.

Postpartum depressive symptoms (PPDS) are common, and weight-related variables may be risk factors. In this study, we examined associations between weight-related variables and PPDS in postpartum women. Participants who gave birth within the past 12 months completed an online survey assessing various weight-related variables and PPDS.

Preparing for postpartum: health care provider discussions and predictors of patient satisfaction.

Women's health care providers are trusted sources of patient education during pregnancy and postpartum; however, little is known about discussion prevalence or patient satisfaction. The purposes of this study were to describe patient-provider discussion prevalence and identify demographic and pregnancy-related factors associated with discussion occurrence and satisfaction. An electronic survey was completed by 319 postpartum women who received prenatal care for a singleton pregnancy within the last 12 months in the United States.

Pre-pregnancy body dissatisfaction and weight-related outcomes and behaviors during pregnancy.

To examine relationships among pre-pregnancy body dissatisfaction (BD) and gestational weight gain (GWG), and related attitudes/behaviors. Pre-pregnancy BD was self-reported in early pregnancy. Weight-related attitudes/behaviors were self-reported and physical activity was objectively measured during pregnancy.