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The primary objective of the study is to increase the proportion of women managing their GWG as recommended by the IOM.
Practitioners should aim to align their counseling with IOM recommendations for GWG.
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The primary objective of the study was to increase the proportion of women who are managing their GWG as recommended by the IOM.
Why this rating
Based on the randomized controlled trial design.
Source
Rationale, design, and challenges with implementing a clinical intervention to teach appropriate gestational weight gain (TAGG): Protocol of a Randomized controlled trial (Preprint)
A. Dhanya Mackeen et al. · 2019
DOI 10.2196/preprints.17484
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- The study tests a health intervention aimed at improving knowledge and awareness of appropriate gestational weight gain (GWG) and providing patient-centered nutritional counseling.Strong
- The intervention may reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes, including gestational diabetes, due to healthier rates of GWG.Strong
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