Effectiveness of regular weighing and feedback by community midwives in preventing excessive gestational weight gai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Primary Care, Reproductive health and childbirth; Subtopic: Reproductive Health and Childb (all Subtopics), Reproductive health and childbirth; Disease: Reproductive Health & Childbirth, All Diseases; Pregnancy and Childbirth

• Registration Number: ISRCTN67427351
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Birmingham (UK)

Brief Summary

2016 protocol in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26885375 2019 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31530608/ (added 15/10/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-10-29
• Study Completion: 2015-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 26 October 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 656

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged at least 18 years
2. Between 10+0 and 14+6 weeks of pregnancy.
3. Low risk singleton pregnancy.
4. BMI =18.5 kg/m2 receiving community midwife led care

Exclusion Criteria

1. Obese women receiving consultant led care.
2. Unable to understand English or provide informed consent.
3. Women who are attending a weight management programme (i.e. Slimming World) whilst pregnant.
4. Current severe mental illness, known history of eating disorders or dependent on illicit drugs or alcohol.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified