Effects of interventions in pregnancy on maternal weight and obstetric outcomes: meta-analysis of randomised evidence.

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Published in BMJ on May 16, 2012

Authors

S Thangaratinam1, E Rogozinska, K Jolly, S Glinkowski, T Roseboom, J W Tomlinson, R Kunz, B W Mol, A Coomarasamy, K S Khan

Author Affiliations

1: Women's Health Research Unit, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK. s.thangaratinam@qmul.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Obesity & Pregnancy: Factors Influencing Participation in a Physical Activity and Nutritional Counseling Program (OGAN) | NCT02701426

Preventing Recurrent Gestational Diabetes With Metformin (PRoDroME) | NCT02394158

Dietary and Lifestyle Interventions in Obese Pregnant Women | NCT02095028

Lifestyle Intervention in Preparation for Pregnancy (LIPP) | NCT03146156

A Culturally-tailored Personalized Nutrition Intervention in South Asian Women at Risk of Gestational Diabetes (DESI-GDM) | NCT03607799

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