Maternal weight in the postpartum: results from the Delta healthy sprouts trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive postnatal weight retention may pose a threat to a woman's health and future pregnancies. Women in the Lower Mississippi Delta (LMD) region of Mississippi suffer from among the highest rates of obesity in the U.S. and are more likely to gain an excessive amount of weight during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine if LMD women who received a lifestyle enhanced maternal, infant, and early childhood home visiting (MIECHV) curriculum had more favorable weight outcomes through 12-months postpartum compared to women who received a standard MIECHV curriculum.

Methods

Delta Healthy Sprouts was a two-arm, randomized, controlled, comparative impact trial. Pregnant women at least 18 years of age, less than 19 weeks pregnant with a singleton pregnancy,

SUBMITTER: Tussing-Humphreys LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5713050 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature