ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2020
Improving pregnant women's diet and physical activity behaviours: the emergent role of health identity.
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- Effective dietary interventions during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of behavior change techniques to promote healthy eating.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Polyphenol Intake in Pregnant Women on Gestational Diabetes Risk and Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Offspring: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
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- Digital Lifestyle Interventions to Support Healthy Gestational Weight Gain: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Associations between physical activity and prenatal depression and anxiety symptoms: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- How should we talk to pregnant women about physical activity? A scoping review of physical activity during pregnancy communication by healthcare professionals in the UK.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2025Review
- The complex interplay between psychosocial and biological factors in pregorexia nervosa - a rapid review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Review
- A qualitative exploration of influences on eating behaviour throughout pregnancy.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- "Womanhood," a shared experience of participating in a lifestyle intervention with a focus on integration and physical activity to promote health among pregnant women: perspectives from pregnant women, midwives, and cultural interpreter doulas.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- Prepare randomized clinical trial: Acceptability, engagement, and lifestyle effects of a weight loss intervention beginning in pre-pregnancy.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
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- Pre- and Post-Migration Influences on Weight Management Behaviours before and during Pregnancy: Perceptions of African Migrant Women in England.Nutrients · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWomen who gain too much weight in pregnancy are at increased risk of disease and of having children with increased risk. Interventions to improve health behaviours are usually designed for a general population of pregnant women, and trial outcomes show an average impact that does not represent the differences between individuals. To inform the development of future interventions, this study explored the factors that influenced women's diet and physical activity during pregnancy and aimed to identify the needs of these women with regards to lifestyle support.
methodsWomen who completed a trial of vitamin D supplementation and nurse support in pregnancy were invited to take part in an interview. Seventeen women were interviewed about their lifestyles during pregnancy, the support they had, and the support they wanted. Interview transcripts were coded thematically and analysed to understand the factors that influenced the diets and physical activity levels of these women and their engagement with resources that could provide support.
resultsWomen identified barriers to eating well or being physically active, and pregnancy-specific issues like nausea and pain were common. Women's interest in maintaining a healthy lifestyle and their engagement with lifestyle support was related to the extent to which they self-identified as healthy people. Health-disengaged women were disinterested in talking about their lifestyles while health-focused women did not feel that they needed extra support. Women between these ends of the 'health identity' spectrum were interested in improving their health, and were able to identify barriers as well as sources of support.
conclusionsLifestyle interventions in pregnancy should be adapted to meet the needs of individuals with different health identities, and encouraging a change in health identity may be one way of supporting sustained change in health behaviours.
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