Effects of digital health counseling and behavioral interventions on weight management during pregnancy and postpartum: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effects of digital health counseling or behavioral weight management interventions for preventing excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) among pregnant individuals of all body mass index (BMI) categories, compared to routine care.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, ProQuest Dissertations/Theses, PsycINFO, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, up to February 2024. We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) wherein pregnant women received counseling or behavioral interventions through digital health compared to routine care. Pairs of reviewers independently screened titles and abstracts and extracted data from eligible RCTs. Data were pooled using inverse-variance random-effects meta-anal

SUBMITTER: Khademioore S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12463243 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature