Trial reportMaternal & child nutrition2021
Be Healthy in Pregnancy: Exploring factors that impact pregnant women's nutrition and exercise behaviours.
Trial report in Maternal & child nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 85 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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85 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 157 citations in OpenAlex.
- Women's experiences of discussing health behaviours within their maternity care: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.Reproductive health · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of mobile health applications with behaviour change techniques in improving maternal health outcomes: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- 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
- A socio-ecological model of factors influencing physical activity in pregnant women: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Interventions Addressing Food Insecurity in Pregnant Women and New Mothers.Current nutrition reports · 2022Pooled it
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- Testing the feasibility of an intermittent low-energy diet in women with gestational diabetes.Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association · 2026Trial
- Preventing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain During Consecutive Pregnancies: Findings from an mHealth Intervention.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of nutrition literacy intervention on pregnancy weight and eating behavior: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- Be Healthy in Pregnancy: Exploring factors that impact pregnant women's nutrition and exercise behaviours.Maternal & child nutrition · 2021Trial
- Prenatal Stress, Enteric Nervous System Development, and the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis: A Hypothesis-Generating Framework for Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Fibromyalgia.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Evaluating the barriers to physical activity during pregnancy: a sequential explanatory mixed-methods study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2026Article
- Reimagining prenatal physical activity and exercise as potential therapeutic strategy in promoting maternal health.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Physical activity levels and their multilevel determinants in pregnant women screened for contraindications: a cross-sectional study in Shanghai, China.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Perceptions of gestational weight gain in Turkish women: a qualitative study guided by a socio-ecological model.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Barriers to physical activity among pregnant women in China: a mixed methods study based on the COM-B model and the theoretical domains framework.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Barriers to physical activity in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Perceptions of African Migrant Women Regarding Food Consumption During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period in Australia: A Qualitative Study.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Article
- Impact of Nutritional Literacy and Food Label Reading Habits on Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Among Pregnant Women in Türkiye: A Cross-Sectional Study.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
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Abstract
Excess gestational weight gain is associated with short- and long-term pregnancy complications. Although a healthy diet and physical activity during pregnancy are recommended and shown to reduce the risk of complications and improve outcomes, adherence to these recommendations is low. The aims of this study were to explore women's view of nutrition and physical activity during pregnancy and to describe barriers and facilitators experienced in implementing physical activity and nutrition recommendations. In a substudy of the Be Healthy in Pregnancy randomized trial, 20 semistructured focus groups were conducted with 66 women randomized to the control group when they were between 16 and 24 weeks gestation. Focus groups were recorded, transcribed verbatim, coded and thematically analysed. The results indicate that women felt motivated to be healthy for their baby, but competing priorities may take precedence. Participants described limited knowledge and access to information on safe physical activity in pregnancy and lacked the skills needed to operationalize both physical activity and dietary recommendations. Women's behaviours regarding diet and physical activity in pregnancy were highly influenced by their own and their peers' beliefs and values regarding how weight gain impacted their health during pregnancy. Pregnancy symptoms beyond women's control such as fatigue and nausea made physical activity and healthy eating more challenging. Counselling from care providers about nutrition and physical activity was perceived as minimal and ineffective. Future interventions should address improving counselling strategies and address individual's beliefs around nutrition and activity in pregnancy.
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