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Intervention during pregnancy to reduce excessive gestational weight gain—a randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Ronnberg AK,
Ostlund I,
Fadl H,
Gottvall T,
Nilsson K
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.13131
Subject(s) - medicine , weight gain , pregnancy , randomized controlled trial , gestation , population , gestational age , body mass index , obstetrics , weight loss , pediatrics , physical therapy , body weight , obesity , surgery , genetics , biology , environmental health
To evaluate if a feasible, low-cost intervention could decrease the percentage of women gaining weight above the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations on gestational weight gain (GWG) compared with standard maternity care.