study protocol fit for delivery - can a lifestyle intervention in pregnancy result in measurable health benefits for mothers and newborns a randomized controlled trial研究协议适合交付u2014u2014可以在怀孕导致可衡量的一种生活方式干预有利于母亲和新生儿健康成长的一个随机对照试验.pdf

Sagedal et al. BMC Public Health 2013, 13:132 /1471-2458/13/132 STUDY PROTOCOL Open Access Study protocol: fit for delivery - can a lifestyle intervention in pregnancy result in measurable health benefits for mothers and newborns? A randomized controlled trial 1,3* 2 2 2,3 2 Linda Reme Sagedal , Nina C Øverby , Hilde Lohne-Seiler , Elling Bere , Monica K Torstveit , Tore Henriksen4 and Ingvild Vistad1,3 Abstract Background: The global obesity epidemic has led to increased attention on pregnancy, a period when women are at risk of gaining excessive weight. Excessive gestational weight gain is associated with numerous complications, for both mother and child. Though the problem is widespread, few studies have examined the effect of a lifestyle intervention in pregnancy designed to limit maternal weight gain. The Fit for Delivery study will explore the effectiveness of nutritional counseling coupled with exercise classes compared with standard prenatal care. The aims of the study are to examine the effect of the intervention on maternal weight gain, newborn birth weight, glucose regulation, complications of pregnancy and delivery, and maternal weight retention up to 12 months postpartum. Methods/design: Fit for Delivery is a randomized controlled trial that will include 600 women expecting their first child. To be eligible, women must be 18 years of age or older, of less than 20 weeks gestational age, with a singleton pregnancy, and have a Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 19 kg/m2. The women will be randomly allocated to either an intervention group or a control group. The control group will receive standard prenatal care. The intervention group will, in addition, receive nutritional counseling by p