Prediction of excess pregnancy weight gain using psychological, physical, and social predictors: A validated model in a prospective cohort study

Sarah D. McDonald; Zhijie Michael Yu; Sherry van Blyderveen; Louis Schmidt; Wendy Sword; Meredith Vanstone; Anne Biringer; Helen McDonald; Joseph Beyene

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0233774

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Prediction of excess pregnancy weight gain using psychological, physical, and social predictors: A validated model in a prospective cohort study

Sarah D. McDonald ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mcdonals@mcmaster.ca

Affiliations Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4461-2178

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Zhijie Michael Yu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Sherry van Blyderveen ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eating Disorders Program at Homewood Health Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Louis Schmidt ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Wendy Sword ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Meredith Vanstone ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Anne Biringer ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ray D. Wolfe Department of Family Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Helen McDonald ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Midwifery Education Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Joseph Beyene

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Prediction of excess pregnancy weight gain using psychological, physical, and social predictors: A validated model in a prospective cohort study

Sarah D. McDonald,
Zhijie Michael Yu,
Sherry van Blyderveen,
Louis Schmidt,
Wendy Sword,
Meredith Vanstone,
Anne Biringer,
Helen McDonald,
Joseph Beyene

Published: June 2, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233774

About the Authors

Sarah D. McDonald

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mcdonals@mcmaster.ca

Affiliations Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Radiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4461-2178

Zhijie Michael Yu

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Sherry van Blyderveen

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eating Disorders Program at Homewood Health Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Louis Schmidt

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Wendy Sword

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Meredith Vanstone

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Anne Biringer

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ray D. Wolfe Department of Family Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Helen McDonald

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Midwifery Education Program, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Joseph Beyene

Contributed equally to this work with: Sarah D. McDonald, Zhijie Michael Yu, Sherry van Blyderveen, Louis Schmidt, Wendy Sword, Meredith Vanstone, Anne Biringer, Helen McDonald, Joseph Beyene

Roles Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence & Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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