Effect of a Pragmatic eHealth Behavioral Gestational Weight Gain Intervention on Household Chaos in Pregnant People of Lower Socioeconomic Status: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Household chaos is an emerging risk factor for childhood obesity development, especially in families with lower socioeconomic status (SES). It is unclear if changes in household chaos, especially in pregnancy, may mediate the effectiveness of weight-related behavioral interventions.

Objective

This study aimed to describe how household chaos changed across gestation and determine whether household chaos mediated the effect of an eHealth behavioral gestational weight gain (GWG) intervention in pregnant people with low SES.

Methods

Pregnant people who were enrolled in the US Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) were recruited for a randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of an eHealth-based pragmatic inter

SUBMITTER: Kracht CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12828310 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature