The purpose of this study is to determine how to help manage weight gain during pregnancy. This study is part of the National Consortium 'LIFE-Moms: Lifestyle interventions in expectant moms'. LIFE-Moms is 7 studies funded to test different lifestyle interventions in overweight and obese pregnant women.
The study will last 22 months, from screening until study completion. The entire study will include 3 screening visits, receipt of weight management advice, second trimester testing, third trimester testing and three follow up visits during the first year after the baby is born. Participants will randomly be assigned to 1 of 3 programs to help manage their weight during pregnancy: 1. Physician Directed group 2. SmartMoms-Clinic group 3. SmartMoms-Phone group
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
54
This intervention will cover many topics to help you learn about weight management during pregnancy. You will be taught how to use different tools provided to help you monitor your weight. We will ask you to record your body weight (using a scale we will provide) as well as your food intake and exercise habits.
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Woman's Hospital
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Count of Women Who Have Excess Gestational Weight Gain
Count of pregnant women who gain more weight during pregnancy than is recommended by the Institute of Medicine Gestational Weight Gain guidelines
Time frame: Approximately 6 months (from 10-13 weeks gestation to 35-36 weeks gestation)
Total Gestational Weight Gain
Time frame: Approximately 6 months (from 10-13 weeks gestation to 35-36 weeks gestation)
Gestational Weight Gain Per Week
"per week" is included to adjust for the different length of time between weight measurements
Time frame: Approximately 6 months (from 10-13 weeks gestation to 35-36 weeks gestation)
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