Lifestyle Support Program to Improve Health of Overweight Women and Their Partners Before and During Pregnancy

What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating whether a combined approach of motivational interviewing and a mobile phone application can help overweight women and their partners adopt healthier lifestyle habits before pregnancy. This study also looks at how the intervention affects womens and their partners weight, waist size, and body fat. During pregnancy, the study will explore the impact on appropriate weight gain, pregnancy complications, delivery methods, and the babys birth weight. Participants are divided into two groups one receives the Healthy for my Baby intervention, which includes motivational interviews and a mobile app to track lifestyle goals, while the other group receives usual care with standard lifestyle advice and access to a simplified app for fertility and visit tracking. The intervention includes two interviews before conception and two more during pregnancy, with lifestyle goals adjusted as needed. Participants will attend study visits at enrollment and every three months before pregnancy, then during each trimester. Researchers will assess diet quality through dietary recalls and urine samples, monitor physical activity with questionnaires and Fitbit devices, and track body measurements like weight, waist circumference, and body fat. Pregnancy and newborn health data will be collected from medical records. The main measurement is the womens diet quality score during preconception.

Healthy for my Baby- RCT of a Lifestyle Intervention for Overweight Women in Preconception