Encouraging appropriate gestational weight gain in high-risk gravida: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Trial design

Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) can increase pregnancy morbidity and is particularly problematic for women with pregestational obesity. A lifestyle modification intervention was introduced to gravida with obesity to decrease excessive GWG as compared to usual care (UC).

Methods

A randomized controlled trial was conducted to improve healthy lifestyle behaviors to manage appropriate GWG. Consenting participants with prepregnancy obesity and singletons ≤17 weeks were randomized to (1) Usual Care (UC): usual written educational materials and counseling by obstetric provider or (2) Enhanced Care (EC): UC plus (a) personalized letter from physician detailing appropriate GWG; (b) access to individualized GWG chart; (c) ongoing counseling with regi

SUBMITTER: Mackeen AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159567 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature