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Table 2 Sample Ovid® Medline search strategy

From: The effects of culture on guideline discordant gestational weight gain: a systematic review protocol

1

Pregnancy/

2

Pregnant women/

3

Pregnancy outcomes/ or pregnancy complications/

4

(Pregnant* or gestation*).ti,ab.

5

or/1–4

6

Exp body weight changes

7

(Weight adj2 chang*).ti,ab.

8

(Weight adj2 (gain* or increase*)).ti,ab.

9

(Weight adj2 (loss or lose or losing or decrease*)).ti,ab.

10

((BMI or body mass index) adj2 (increase* or decrease* or change* or loss*)).ti,ab.

11

or/6–10

12

5 and 11

13

Culture/

14

Acculturation/

15

Cross-cultural comparison/

16

Cultural characteristics/

17

Cultural diversity/

18

Cultural evolution/

19

Exp ethnic groups/

20

Exp continental population groups/

21

(Acculturation* or sociocultural* or socio-culture* or cultural* or ethnic* or ancestry* or ethnoracial*).ti,ab.

22

Or/13–21

23

12 and 22

  1. *different variations/forms of the term