Supporting healthful lifestyles during pregnancy: a health coach intervention pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with adverse health outcomes in both the mother and child. Many previous lifestyle interventions in women with excess weight during pregnancy encouraging appropriate GWG have been unsuccessful, and there remains no consensus about the content, format, or theoretical framework of GWG interventions. We assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a remote health coach intervention to promote healthful lifestyle behaviors and appropriate GWG among overweight pregnant women.

Methods

At one northeastern US clinic, we enrolled 30 overweight (pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 25 kg/m²) pregnant women at a median gestation of 12.5 weeks (IQR: 11-15) into a one-arm trial. We connected participants with a health coach to p

SUBMITTER: Seward MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142676 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature