Effectiveness of a normative nutrition intervention (diet, physical activity and breastfeeding) on maternal nutrition and offspring growth: the Chilean maternal and infant nutrition cohort study (CHiMINCs).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal obesity before and during pregnancy predicts maternal and infant risks of obesity and its associated metabolic conditions. Dietary and physical activity recommendations during pregnancy as well as weight monitoring are currently available in the Chilean primary health care system. However some of these recommendations are not updated and most of them are poorly implemented. We seek to assess the effectiveness of an intervention that enhances the implementation of updated nutrition health care standards (diet, physical activity, and breastfeeding promotion) during pregnancy on maternal weight gain and infant growth.

Methods

Design & setting

Cluster randomized controlled trial. The cluster units will be 12 primary health care centers from two counti

SUBMITTER: Garmendia ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4538752 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature