Preventing excessive weight gain in pregnant wome

Completed

• Conditions: Reproductive Health & Childbirth; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Obesity

• Registration Number: ISRCTN81605162
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Birmingham (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-03-22
• Last Update Posted: 15 January 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

1. Low risk pregnant women receiving community midwife led/shared care
2. Aged at least 18
3. Within healthy or over weight BMI ranges (1830 kg/m2) at the 5/6 week gestation appoinment and scan/booking visit (12 - 14 weeks gestation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Obese women (BMI =30 (kg/m2) - as the focus is primary prevention and because obese women are deemed high risk and typically receive consultant led care.
2. Other women deemed high risk by the CMW at the booking appointment will not be invited to take part (e.g. more than one foetus, history of complications, preexisting chronic illness etc).
3. If a woman is deemed high risk at any time after the booking visit, the CMW will determine whether it is appropriate for her to continue in the study, but where possible we will try to retain them.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility and acceptability of the intervention to community midwife.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
o secondary outcome measures