Starting Pediatric Obesity Prevention in Pregnancy
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Obesity Weight Loss, Women's Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Endocrinology, Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 16 - 99 |
| Updated: | 9/9/2018 |
| Start Date: | January 2011 |
| End Date: | April 2012 |
The purpose of this study is to examine whether we can use social networks to spread health
information and health behaviors during pregnancy to prevent excessive gestational weight
gain.
information and health behaviors during pregnancy to prevent excessive gestational weight
gain.
The long-term goal of this research is to prevent obesity-related adverse health outcomes for
future generations by applying information emerging from social network studies to the
development of new population-based behavioral interventions. There are a number of critical
periods during fetal development that appear to influence the later development of obesity.
Interventions that prevent insult to these critical windows from occurring could improve
children's life course trajectories. This project sets the groundwork for examining whether
social networks could explicitly be utilized to support women in gaining weight during
pregnancy within their clinically recommended weight gain target.
future generations by applying information emerging from social network studies to the
development of new population-based behavioral interventions. There are a number of critical
periods during fetal development that appear to influence the later development of obesity.
Interventions that prevent insult to these critical windows from occurring could improve
children's life course trajectories. This project sets the groundwork for examining whether
social networks could explicitly be utilized to support women in gaining weight during
pregnancy within their clinically recommended weight gain target.
Inclusion Criteria:
- any race/ethnicity
- speak Spanish or English
- ≥16 years
- >10 and <28 weeks pregnant
- in prenatal care
- anticipating remaining in Middle Tennessee for their full gestation
- willing to sign a medical information release form so that we can abstract weight
measures from their obstetric and pediatric records
Exclusion Criteria:
- speak neither Spanish or English
- <16 years
- < 10 weeks or >28 weeks pregnant
- not in prenatal care
- anticipating leaving Middle Tennessee before full gestation
- unwilling to sign medical information release form
- current or past (within last 12 months) enrollment in another research program that
targets weight, physical activity, nutrition
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