Variation in urine osmolality throughout pregnancy: a longitudinal, randomized-control trial among women with overweight and obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Water needs increase during pregnancy, and proper hydration is critical for maternal and fetal health. This study characterized weekly hydration status changes throughout pregnancy and examined change in response to a randomized, behavioral intervention. An exploratory analysis tested how underhydration during pregnancy was associated with birth outcomes.

Methods

The Healthy Mom Zone Study is a longitudinal, randomized-control trial intervention aiming to regulate gestational weight gain (GWG) in pregnant women with overweight/obesity (n = 27). Fourteen women received standard of care; 13 women additionally received weekly guidance on nutrition, physical activity, water intake, and health-promoting behaviors. Hydration status was measured weekly via overnight urine o

SUBMITTER: Rosinger AY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8720908 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature