ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2020
What Are the Most Effective Behavioural Strategies in Changing Postpartum Women's Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Behaviours? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Preconception lifestyle interventions for women-a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention characteristics and behaviour change techniques.Human reproduction update · 2026Pooled it
- Identifying behaviour change techniques in school-based childhood obesity prevention interventions: a secondary analysis of a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Assessing the Effectiveness of Digital Health Behavior Strategies on Type 2 Diabetes Management: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Mapping the Landscape of Digital Health Intervention Strategies: 25-Year Synthesis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Preventing Type 2 Diabetes after Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review Mapping Physical Activity Components using the Socio-Ecological Model.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Pooled it
- Which behaviour change techniques are associated with interventions that increase physical activity in pre-school children? A systematic review.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Key Components of Antenatal Lifestyle Interventions to Optimize Gestational Weight Gain: Secondary Analysis of a Systematic Review.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- The association of maternal sugary beverage consumption during pregnancy and the early years with childhood sugary beverage consumption.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2023Pooled it
- Behaviour Change Techniques in Weight Gain Prevention Interventions in Adults of Reproductive Age: Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Group-based physical activity interventions for postpartum women with children aged 0-5 years old: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.BMC women's health · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluating wearable-supported exercise interventions for reducing postpartum weight: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- Effects of remote group-based exercise on physical activity and well-being in postpartum women: a randomized controlled trial.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2026Trial
- Effects of a behavioral intervention on physical activity, diet, and health-related quality of life in postpartum women with elevated weight: results of the HIPP randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Trial
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- Mental Health, Behavior Change Skills, and Eating Behaviors in Postpartum Women.Western journal of nursing research · 2022Trial
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- Physical activity enjoyment and attitudes toward healthy nutrition in women: associations and demographic differences.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Recommendations for optimising physical activity after gestational diabetes: system targets.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Empowering postpartum women: the role of mHealth apps in promoting mental health and obesity prevention.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Physical Problems, Fatigue, and Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Experienced by Women in the First 48 Hours of Postpartum Period.Nursing & health sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Successful implementation of postpartum lifestyle interventions first requires the identification of effective core components, such as strategies for behavioural change. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to describe the associations between behavioural strategies and changes in weight, diet, and physical activity in postpartum women. Databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, and PsycINFO were searched for randomised controlled trials of lifestyle interventions in postpartum women (within 2 years post-delivery). Strategies were categorised according to the Behaviour Change Technique Taxonomy (v1). Forty-six articles were included (n = 3905 women, age 23-36 years). Meta-analysis showed that postpartum lifestyle interventions significantly improved weight (mean difference -2.46 kg, 95%CI -3.65 to -1.27) and physical activity (standardised mean difference 0.61, 95%CI 0.20 to 1.02) but not in energy intake. No individual strategy was significantly associated with weight or physical activity outcomes. On meta-regression, strategies such as problem solving (β = -1.74, P = 0.045), goal setting of outcome (β = -1.91, P = 0.046), reviewing outcome goal (β = -3.94, P = 0.007), feedback on behaviour (β = -2.81, P = 0.002), self-monitoring of behaviour (β = -3.20, P = 0.003), behavioural substitution (β = -3.20, P = 0.003), and credible source (β = -1.72, P = 0.033) were associated with greater reduction in energy intake. Behavioural strategies relating to self-regulation are associated with greater reduction in energy intake.
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