Preventing excessive gestational weight gain among African American women: A randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Evidence is lacking regarding effective weight control treatments in pregnancy for ethnic minority women with obesity. This study evaluated whether a technology-based behavioral intervention could decrease the proportion of African American women with overweight or obesity who exceeded Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines for gestational weight gain.

Methods

We conducted a two-arm pilot randomized clinical trial. Participants were 66 socioeconomically disadvantaged African American pregnant women (12.5 ± 3.7 weeks' gestation; 36% overweight, 64% obesity) recruited from two outpatient obstetric practices at Temple University between 2013 and 2014. We randomized participants to usual care (n = 33) or a behavioral intervention (n = 33) that promoted weight control i

SUBMITTER: Herring SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4688057 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature