Prenatal and Pediatric Primary Care-Based Child Obesity Prevention Program: A Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT: To determine impact of a primary care-based child obesity prevention intervention beginning during pregnancy on early childhood weight outcomes in low-income Hispanic families. A randomized controlled trial comparing mother-infant pairs receiving either standard care or the Starting Early Program providing prenatal and postpartum nutrition counseling and nutrition parenting support groups targeting key obesity-related feeding practices in low-income groups. Primary outcomes were reduction in weight-for-age z-scores (WFAzs) from clinical anthropometric measures, obesity prevalence (weight for age ≥95th percentile), and excess weight gain (WFAz trajectory) from birth to age 3 years. Secondary outcomes included dose effects. Pregnant women (n = 566) were enrolled in the third trimester; 533 r

SUBMITTER: Messito MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7546096 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature