Healthy for my Baby- RCT of a Lifestyle Intervention for Overweight Women in Preconception
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intervention combining motivational interviewing and follow-up with a mobile phone application will help overweight women and their partners adopt healthy lifestyle habits in the preconception period. This study will also evaluate the impact of the intervention on the weight, waist circumference, and body fat of women and their partners. Women and their partners will be followed through pregnancy to explore the effects of the intervention on the adequacy of gestational weight gain, rates of pregnancy complications, delivery mode, and infant birth weight.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Women and their partner who wish to conceive within 12 months of trial inclusion * Woman's body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2 * Access to a smart phone Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient knowledge of French or English * Anticipated move to another region * Personal history of infertility * Type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus * Prior bariatric surgery * Active eating disorder established by clinical diagnosis * Medical contraindication to pregnancy * Medical contraindication to physical activity * Participation in another intensive lifestyle intervention * Known or anticipated disease or surgery likely to cause an important weight loss * Multiple pregnancies will be excluded from the pregnancy follow-up to limit aberrant data