SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2014
Systematic review of the effect of individual and combined nutrition and exercise interventions on weight, adiposity and metabolic outcomes after delivery: evidence for developing behavioral guidelines for post-partum weight control.
Synthesis in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05518604 (Pregnancy, Active Duty and Weight Loss), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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Pregnancy, Active Duty and Weight Loss (PADaWL) Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Effect of Dietary Intervention on Postpartum Weight Loss in Active Duty Women
Who cites it
20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Benefits of Physical Activity during Pregnancy and Postpartum: An Umbrella Review.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2019Pooled it
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- Lifestyle Outcomes Six and Twelve Months After Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Blood Pressure Postpartum Sub-Study.Nutrients · 2026Trial
- Be HealthInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- High protein diet promotes body weight loss among Brazilian postpartum women.Maternal & child nutrition · 2019Trial
- Two-year follow-up of a postpartum weight loss intervention: Results from a randomized controlled trial.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Trial
- Exercise training during pregnancy reduces circulating insulin levels in overweight/obese women postpartum: secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial (the ETIP trial).BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Trial
- Optimizing the Postpartum Period to Support Lifelong Health for Women with Obesity.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
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- A pragmatic lifestyle intervention for overweight and obese women with gestational diabetes mellitus (PAIGE2): A parallel arm, multicenter randomized controlled trial study protocol.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2023Article
- Addressing Obesity in Preconception, Pregnancy, and Postpartum: A Review of the Literature.Current obesity reports · 2022Review
- Improving Maternal Cardiovascular Health in Underserved Populations: a Narrative Review of Behavioral Intervention Trials Targeting Postpartum Weight Retention.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2022Review
- Counselling and Behaviour Modification Techniques for the Management of Obesity in Postpartum and Midlife Women: A Practical Guide for Clinicians.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India · 2022Review
- Association of sugar-sweetened beverage intake with maternal postpartum weight retention.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Reducing Postpartum Weight Retention: A Review of the Implementation Challenges of Postpartum Lifestyle Interventions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Supporting women of childbearing age in the prevention and treatment of overweight and obesity: a scoping review of randomized control trials of behavioral interventions.BMC women's health · 2020Article
- Problems recruiting and retaining postnatal women to a pilot randomised controlled trial of a web-delivered weight loss intervention.BMC research notes · 2018Article
- Obesity and Weight Gain in Pregnancy and Postpartum: an Evidence Review of Lifestyle Interventions to Inform Maternal and Child Health Policies.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2018Review
- The Gestational Diabetes Management System (GooDMomS): development, feasibility and lessons learned from a patient-informed, web-based pregnancy and postpartum lifestyle intervention.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016 · on this mapArticle
- "Listening to understand," exploring postpartum women's perceptions of their social networks and social support in relation to their health behaviors and weight: A qualitative exploratory study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundPost-partum weight retention contributes to the risk of chronic obesity and metabolic alterations. We conducted a systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the effect of post-partum nutrition and exercise interventions on weight loss and metabolic outcomes. DATA SOURCES: Four electronic databases were searched from inception to January, 2012. Two investigators reviewed titles and abstracts, performed data abstraction on full articles and assessed study quality.
methodsWe included RCTs comparing nutrition, exercise or combined nutrition and exercise interventions with a control condition. Thirteen studies met our inclusion criteria (N = 1,310 participants). Data were abstracted on study characteristics, intervention components, enrollment period, and length of follow-up. Outcomes of interest included weight, adiposity, cardio-metabolic measures (glucose, lipids) and obesity-related inflammatory markers.
resultsNine trials compared combined interventions to standard post-partum care; three trials assessed the effect of exercise interventions, one trial evaluated a nutrition-only intervention. Four good quality RCTs on combined interventions had inconsistent findings, with the larger RCT (N = 450) reporting no difference in weight between groups. Four fair-to good quality RCTs reported greater weight loss in the combined intervention group vs. standard care, ranging from 0.17 kg to 4.9 kg. Results from exercise only interventions were inconclusive. Evidence for nutrition only interventions was insufficient. There was insufficient evidence for the effect of post-partum interventions on metabolic risk factors and inflammatory biomarkers.
conclusionsCombined nutrition and exercise interventions can achieve weight loss, but evidence is limited due to a small number of trials and limitations in study design.
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