Summary:
In pregnant individuals with overweight or obesity, lifestyle interventions including physical activity and dietary counseling significantly reduced the decline in physical activity during pregnancy compared to standard care, though it was associated with no clinically meaningful differences in physical activity levels overall.
| PICO | Description |
|---|---|
| Population | Pregnant people with a BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 receiving prenatal care during their 2nd and 3rd trimesters. |
| Intervention | Multicomponent lifestyle interventions including dietary support and physical activity counseling, monitored through accelerometry. |
| Comparison | Standard prenatal care without specific dietary or physical activity guidance. |
| Outcome | Although vigorous activity showed statistically significant differences (p = .024), overall physical activity declined across pregnancy in both groups. Increased inactivity time was associated with more unfavorable pro-inflammatory (p = 0.003) and cardiometabolic biomarker profiles (p = 0.030). The intervention group experienced a smaller reduction in physical activity. |
Source: Cabre, Hannah E., et al. “LIFE-Moms: effects of multicomponent lifestyle randomized control trial on physical activity during pregnancy in women with overweight and obesity.” Read article here.
