Effects of maternal lifestyle intervention during pregnancy on untreated partner weight: Results from fit for delivery study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To test the hypothesis that untreated partners of pregnant women receiving a prenatal lifestyle intervention (vs. standard care) would lose more weight during pregnancy and postpartum.

Methods

Fit for Delivery was a study of 401 pregnant women with overweight/obesity (OW/OB) and normal weight (NW) randomized to prenatal lifestyle intervention or standard care. Mother's self-report of partners' weight was obtained at study entry (<16 weeks gestation), 30 weeks gestation, and 6 and 12 months postpartum.

Results

At study entry, 157 of 200 (78%) of intervention mothers and 144 of 201 (72%) of standard care mothers reported having a partner. In intent-to-treat analyses, there was no significant treatment × time effects on partner weight (P = 0.67). In secondary a

SUBMITTER: Hagobian TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4688135 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature