Individually Tailored, Adaptive Intervention to Manage Gestational Weight Gain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial in Women With Overweight and Obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High gestational weight gain is a major public health concern as it independently predicts adverse maternal and infant outcomes. Past interventions have had only limited success in effectively managing pregnancy weight gain, especially among women with overweight and obesity. Well-designed interventions are needed that take an individualized approach and target unique barriers to promote healthy weight gain.

Objective

The primary aim of the study is to describe the study protocol for Healthy Mom Zone, an individually tailored, adaptive intervention for managing weight in pregnant women with overweight and obesity.

Methods

The Healthy Mom Zone Intervention, based on theories of planned behavior and self-regulation and a model of energy balance, includes comp

SUBMITTER: Symons Downs D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6015270 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature