Effectiveness of a behavioural intervention involving regular weighing and feedback by community midwives within routine antenatal care to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: POPS2 randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the effectiveness of a brief behavioural intervention based on routine antenatal weighing to prevent excessive gestational weight gain (defined by US Institute of Medicine).

Design

Randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Antenatal clinic in England.

Participants

Women between 10⁺⁰ and 14⁺⁶ weeks gestation, not requiring specialist obstetric care.

Interventions

Participants were randomised to usual antenatal care or usual care (UC) plus the intervention. The intervention involved community midwives weighing women at antenatal appointments, setting maximum weight gain limits between appointments and providing brief feedback. Women were encouraged to monitor and record their own weight weekly to assess their progress

SUBMITTER: Daley A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6756421 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature