The impact of setting a pregnancy weight gain goal on total weight gain.

Lisa M BodnarBarbara AbramsHyagriv N SimhanChristina M ScifresRobert M SilverSamuel ParryBrian A CroslandJudith ChungKatherine Park Himes

Published in: Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology (2020)

These findings do not support the effectiveness of early-pregnancy personal or provider gestational weight gain goal setting alone in optimising weight gain. Multifaceted interventions that address a number of mediators of goal setting success may assist women in achieving weight gain consistent with their goals.

Keyphrases

weight gain
body mass index
birth weight
weight loss
primary care
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
physical activity
pregnancy outcomes
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women