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Strengthening health promotion: enhanced check-up visits for mother and child

Not Applicable
Conditions
E66
Obesity
Registration Number
DRKS00013173
Lead Sponsor
Plattform Ernährung und Bewegung e.V. (peb)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
1466
Inclusion Criteria

signed written informed consent form
- 18 years or older
- pregnant between 8th to 12th week of gestation
- must live in one of the 10 study regions
- intervention group: medically supervised by a gynecologist in one of the 10 study regions in Baden-Württemberg
- insured at a statutory health insurer
- no symptoms of depression (EPDS-Score = 9, Item 10 < 3)
- sufficient german language skills or adequate language comprehension.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion of participants because of pre-existing conditions or poor general state of health is at the discretion of the physician.

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Reduction of the proportion of women experiencing excessive gestational weight gain during pregnancy. The data are collected at the regular check-ups (4 times) and entered by the gynecologist and / or physician assistant into a data platform specially developed for the project.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Patient-related: health literacy, maternal lifestyle and mental health are assessed based on the above-mentioned survey.<br><br>Pregnancy and childbirth complications and weight development of mother and child are assessed at each regular check-up (4 with the gynecologists, 3 with midwives and 5 with pediatricians) using the data platform.<br><br>Effects on the use of health services is assessed by routine data of the cooperating health insurances.<br><br>System-related: process of implementation of GeMuKi and supporting and hindering factors for implementation are assessed at the beginning and end of the project by means telephone interviews with healthcare providers, physician assistant's and participating women of the intervention group.
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