Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for High-Risk Minority Pregnant Women

"Session 1 ABCs (A=Antecedent or Activator event, B=Belief that follows the event, C=Consequence: how you feel and how you behave).~Session 2 self-esteem and positive self-talk, including ways to build self-esteem and the group provides examples of how to change unhealthy habits into healthy ones.~Session 3 stress/coping during pregnancy. Physical and emotional responses to stress are discussed along with healthy snacking and healthy ways to cope with typical stresses.~Session 4 planning, goal setting and the 4-step problem solving process. Session 5 dealing with emotions in healthy ways through positive thinking and effective communication.~Session 6 coping with stressful situations encountered during pregnancy while continuing to reinforce the thinking-feeling-behaving triangle."