Mental health after childbirth and the impact on postpartum weight retention and body composition. Data from the INTER-ACT randomized controlled trial.
Hanne Van UytselLieveke AmeyeRoland DevliegerMargriet BijlholtYves JacquemynVincent CatryAnnick SchreursAnnick BogaertsPublished in: Clinical obesity (2022)
In women with a history of excessive gestational weight gain, the first year after childbirth is characterized by a high prevalence of mental health problems in which levels of anxiety and quality of life deteriorate over time. Moreover, high levels of depressive symptoms and low sense of coherence in the first weeks postpartum predict unfavourable body composition outcomes in the year after childbirth.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- weight gain
- mental health
- body mass index
- randomized controlled trial
- birth weight
- depressive symptoms
- resistance training
- bone mineral density
- mental illness
- weight loss
- sleep quality
- study protocol
- electronic health record
- big data
- clinical trial
- systematic review
- gestational age
- skeletal muscle
- pregnant women
- artificial intelligence
- high intensity