ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2014
Well-being in pregnancy: an examination of the effect of socioeconomic, dietary and lifestyle factors including impact of a low glycaemic index dietary intervention.
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- Dietary advice interventions in pregnancy for preventing gestational diabetes mellitus.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Antenatal dietary education and supplementation to increase energy and protein intake.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Associations between lifestyle and well-being in early and late pregnancy in women with overweight or obesity: Secondary analyses of the PEARS RCT.British journal of health psychology · 2025Trial
- Maternal Well-Being in Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Practices: Findings from the ROLO Study.American journal of perinatology · 2024Trial
- Associations of Mediterranean diet with psychological ill-being and well-being throughout the pregnancy course: The GESTAFIT project.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Trial
- Maternal low glycaemic index diet, fat intake and postprandial glucose influences neonatal adiposity--secondary analysis from the ROLO study.Nutrition journal · 2014Trial
- Breastfeeding and later depression and anxiety in mothers in Ireland: a 10-year prospective observational study.BMJ open · 2026Observational
- Association between the plant-based Mediterranean diet and neuropsychological distress of the breastfeeding mothers and their infants.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Critical Threshold of Average Weekly Weight Gain in Overweight Pregnant Women During the Second and Third Trimesters: A Strategy to Prevent Macrosomia.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Article
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- Deriving the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Score in Women from Seven Pregnancy Cohorts from the European ALPHABET Consortium.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention in Routine Care on Short- and Long-Term Maternal Weight Retention and Breastfeeding Behavior-12 Months Follow-up of the Cluster-Randomized GeliS Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectiveWell-being has been linked to the quality of diet and lifestyle in adults; however, there is a paucity of data in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between well-being and socioeconomic status, diet and lifestyle during pregnancy and to consider the effect of intervention with low glycaemic index (GI) diet on well-being. SUBJECTS/
methodsThis was a cohort analysis of 619 participants of the ROLO study (Randomised cOntrol trial of LOw GI diet versus no dietary intervention to prevent recurrence of fetal macrosomia). The following data were collected: educational attainment, dietary intakes (food frequency questionnaire), physical activity (self-reported) and well-being (WHO-5-Item Wellbeing Index--expressed as a percentage).
resultsWell-being was positively associated with education and physical activity. Third-level education was associated with a 3.07-point higher well-being percentage score, and each day that an individual achieved >30 min walking per week was associated with a 1.10-point increase in percentage well-being score, Radj(2) 2.4% (F=7.260, P=0.001). The intervention low GI group had a significantly lower percentage well-being score than the usual diet group (56.3% vs 59.9%, P=0.015). No correlation was noted between well-being and GI status calculated from food diaries (P=0.469). Well-being was not associated with micronutrient intake.
conclusionsWell-being in pregnancy was independently and positively associated with education and physical activity and negatively associated with low GI dietary intervention. These findings have significance not only for women at risk of low mood but also for healthcare professionals when counselling women about the importance of healthy lifestyle in pregnancy.
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