Are antenatal interventions effective in improving multiple health behaviours among pregnant women? A systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Maternal behaviours in pregnancy associated with adverse pregnancy, birth and health outcomes include tobacco smoking, poor nutrition, alcohol consumption and low physical activity, collectively referred to as the SNAP risk factors. Due to the high prevalence, co-occurrence and possible interactive health effects of such health behaviours in pregnancy, antenatal interventions that support pregnant women to improve multiple SNAP behaviours have a greater potential impact on the health outcomes of women and their children than interventions addressing single behaviours. The objective of this review is to determine the effectiveness of interventions delivered as part of antenatal care that aim to improve multiple SNAP behaviours among pregnant women.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Hollis JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7469269 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature