Changes in Diet and Exercise in Pregnant Women after Diagnosis with Gestational Diabetes: Findings from a Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lifestyle changes are recommended for women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), yet there are few data available documenting whether women change their diet and exercise after GDM diagnosis.

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess whether, and to what extent, pregnant women receiving usual prenatal care change their diet and exercise after a GDM diagnosis.

Design

This study was a post-hoc secondary analysis using data from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Fetal Growth Studies-Singletons (2009-2013), a prospective pregnancy cohort study.

Participants/setting

Pregnant US women without major chronic medical conditions were enrolled from 12 participating hospital centers at 8 to 13

SUBMITTER: Hinkle SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8599498 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature