Trial reportChildhood obesity (Print)2017
A Social Media Peer Group for Mothers To Prevent Obesity from Infancy: The Grow2Gether Randomized Trial.
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 16 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effectiveness of Parent-Targeted Digital Health Interventions on Breastfeeding Practices: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of behavioural interventions for preventing obesity in young children from ethnic minority backgrounds: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Pooled it
- Parent-focused behavioural interventions for the prevention of early childhood obesity (TOPCHILD): a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.Lancet (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
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- Behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions: intervention coding of studies in the TOPCHILD Collaboration systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- Teleintervention's effects on breastfeeding in low-income women in high income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Pooled it
- Do health education initiatives assist socioeconomically disadvantaged populations? A systematic review and meta-analyses.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- The effectiveness of interventions during the first 1,000 days to improve energy balance-related behaviors or prevent overweight/obesity in children from socio-economically disadvantaged families of high-income countries: a systematic review.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023Pooled it
- Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Using Social Media to Understand Web-Based Social Factors Concerning Obesity: Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Pooled it
- Addressing obesity in the first 1000 days in high risk infants: Systematic review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Behavioural interventions delivered through interactive social media for health behaviour change, health outcomes, and health equity in the adult population.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Psychological interventions for maternal depression among women of African and Caribbean origin: a systematic review.BMC women's health · 2021Pooled it
- Behavior Change Techniques Included in Reports of Social Media Interventions for Promoting Health Behaviors in Adults: Content Analysis Within a Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of Social Media and Mobile Health Apps on Pregnancy Care: Meta-Analysis.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2019Pooled it
- Health professional-delivered obesity prevention interventions during the first 1,000 days: A systematic review of external validity reporting.HRB open research · 2019Pooled it
- Baby-Feed Pilot Trial for Improving Diet and Weight Gain in Infants and Toddlers.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Trial
- The effect of the Baby-Feed website intervention on diet quality in healthy infants: a randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Trial
- The Impact of Parental Engagement in an Electronic Health (EHealth) Intervention on Physical Activity, Dietary Behaviors, and Sleep in Preschool-Aged Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Trial
- Does Exposure to Pediatrician or Parent Blog Content Influence Infant Safe Sleep Practices?Maternal and child health journal · 2023Trial
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Abstract
backgroundFew studies have addressed obesity prevention among low-income families whose infants are at increased obesity risk. We tested a Facebook peer-group intervention for low-income mothers to foster behaviors promoting healthy infant growth.
methodsIn this randomized controlled trial, 87 pregnant women (Medicaid insured, BMI ≥25 kg/m
resultsEighty-eight percent (75/85) of intervention participants (42% (36/85) food insecure, 88% (75/85) black) reported the group was helpful. Participants posted 30 times/group/week on average. At 9 months, the intervention group had significant improvement in feeding behaviors (Infant Feeding Style Questionnaire) compared to the control group (p = 0.01, effect size = 0.45). Intervention group mothers were significantly less likely to pressure infants to finish food and, at age 6 months, give cereal in the bottle. Differences were not observed for other outcomes, including maternal feeding beliefs or infant weight-for-length.
conclusionsA social media peer-group intervention was engaging and significantly impacted certain feeding behaviors in families with infants at high risk of obesity.
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