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Lifestyle interventions for gestational diabetes reduce the risk of postnatal depression and increase the likelihood of meeting postpartum weight goals.
For women with gestational diabetes, lifestyle interventions not only help manage blood sugar but also reduce the risk of postnatal depression and help achieve postpartum weight goals.
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More women in the lifestyle intervention group had met postpartum weight goals one year after birth than in the control group (RR 1.75, 95% CI 1.05 to 2.90; 156 women; one trial, low-quality evidence). Lifestyle interventions were associated with a decrease in the risk of postnatal depression compared with the control group (RR 0.49, 95% CI 0.31 to 0.78; one trial, n = 573 women; low-quality evidence).
Why this rating
Low quality evidence, based on single trials with potential bias.
Source
Lifestyle interventions for the treatment of women with gestational diabetes
Julie Brown et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd011970.pub2
Meta-analysis · 15 studiesCited 283×
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