ArticleBMC obesity2015
Effectiveness of regular weighing, weight target setting and feedback by community midwives within routine antenatal care in preventing excessive gestational weight gain: randomised controlled trial.
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- Weighing as a stand-alone intervention does not reduce excessive gestational weight gain compared to routine antenatal care: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Pooled it
- Effects of a lifestyle intervention in routine care on prenatal physical activity - findings from the cluster-randomised GeliS trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Trial
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- Effects of a lifestyle intervention during pregnancy to prevent excessive gestational weight gain in routine care - the cluster-randomised GeliS trial.BMC medicine · 2019Trial
- Delivering optimal weight gain advice to pregnant women by lead maternity carer midwives in a real-world setting to optimise health outcomes (DOT study): a case study protocol.BMC public health · 2025Article
- A theory driven, pragmatic trial implementing changes to routine antenatal care that supports recommended pregnancy weight gain.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- The importance of nutrition in pregnancy and lactation: lifelong consequences.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Review
- [Effect of Lifestyle Intervention Program for Overweight and Obesity Pregnant Women].Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing · 2020Article
- Effects of a Lifestyle Intervention in Routine Care on Prenatal Dietary Behavior-Findings from the Cluster-Randomized GeliS Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Women's perceptions of discussions about gestational weight gain with health care providers during pregnancy and postpartum: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundMany pregnant women gain excess weight during pregnancy which increases the health risks to the mother and her baby. Interventions to prevent excess weight gain need to be given to the whole population to prevent excess weight gain. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a simple and brief intervention embedded withinroutine antenatal care to prevent excessive gestation weight gain.
methodsSix hundred and ten pregnant women (between 10-14 weeks gestation), aged ≥18 years with a body mass index (BMI) ≥18.5 kg/m2, planned to receive community midwife led care or shared care at the time of recruitment are eligible to take part in the study. Women will be recruited from four maternity centres in England. Community midwives complete a short training module before delivering the intervention. In the intervention, midwives weigh women, set maximum weight limits for weight gain at each antenatal appointment and ask women to monitor their weight at home. Themaximum weight limit is adjusted by the midwife at each antenatal appointment if women have exceeded their maximum weight gain limit set at their previous appointment. The intervention will be compared with usual antenatal care. The primary outcome is the proportion of women per group who exceed the Institute of Medicine guidelines for gestational weight gain at 38 weeks of pregnancy according to their early pregnancy BMI category. DISCUSSION: The proposed trial will test a brief intervention comprising regular weighing, target setting and monitoring ofweight during pregnancy that can be delivered at scale as part of routine antenatal care. Using the professional expertise of community midwives, but without specialist training in weight management, the intervention will incur minimal additionalhealthcare costs, and if effective at reducing excess weight gain, is likely to be very cost effective.
trial registrationCurrent controlled trials ISRCTN67427351. Date assigned 29/10/2014.
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