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The intervention group was more likely to achieve gestational weight gain (GWG) within recommendations compared to the control group (OR = 1.51; 95% CI (0.81, 2.80)).
Practitioners may consider structured nutrition and exercise interventions to help pregnant women achieve recommended weight gain.
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Although the intervention compared to control group was more likely to achieve GWG within recommendations (OR = 1.51; 95% CI (0.81, 2.80)) and total GWG was lower by 1.45 kg (95% CI: (−11.9, 8.88)) neither reached statistical significance.
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Be Healthy in Pregnancy (BHIP): A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nutrition and Exercise Intervention from Early Pregnancy to Achieve Recommended Gestational Weight Gain
Stephanie A. Atkinson et al. · Nutrients · 2022
DOI 10.3390/nu14040810
rct · n=241Cited 36×
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