A systematic review of women’s experiences of interventions to prevent excessive gestational weight gain

Raju, Sereena; Cowdell, Fiona; Dyson, Judith

A systematic review of women’s experiences of interventions to prevent excessive gestational weight gain

Raju, Sereena and Cowdell, Fiona and Dyson, Judith (2023) A systematic review of women’s experiences of interventions to prevent excessive gestational weight gain. Nursing for Women's Health. ISSN 1751-4851

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Abstract

Objective: To synthesise research on women’s experiences of interventions to prevent excessive gestational weight gain. This will help to inform the development of acceptable and effective interventions.
Data Sources: A systematic search of the following databases was conducted: CINAHL Complete, Maternity & Infant Care Database, APA PsycArticles, APA PsycInfo and MEDLINE.
Study Selection: Studies were included if they involved primary research regarding the experiences of women who are pregnant or up to 1-year post-partum when reflecting on their involvement in interventions to prevent excessive weight gain during pregnancy. Non-empirical studies and those that considered the experiences of women who are not pregnant or over 1-year post-partum were excluded.
Data Extraction: Information was extracted and captured in a summary table that included the study aim, participants, study design, intervention, findings and summary score, with exceptions to quality.
Data Synthesis: Data were synthesised thematically into three themes: i) intervention qualities valued by women, ii) challenges faced by women and iii) perceived benefits and recommendations for modifications.
Conclusion: Interventions should be tailored to individual need in order to ensure that they are both acceptable and effective.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.1016/j.nwh.2022.12.004
Dates:	Date Event 19 December 2022 Accepted 17 April 2023 Published Online
Uncontrolled Keywords:	gestational weight gain, obesity, pregnancy, weight counselling, intervention
Subjects:	CAH02 - subjects allied to medicine > CAH02-04 - nursing and midwifery > CAH02-04-01 - nursing (non-specific) CAH02 - subjects allied to medicine > CAH02-04 - nursing and midwifery > CAH02-04-04 - midwifery
Divisions:	Life and Health Sciences > Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research (C-SHARR) Nursing and Midwifery > Midwifery and Children's Health Nursing and Midwifery > Adult Nursing
Depositing User:	Judith Dyson
Date Deposited:	20 Dec 2022 14:21
Last Modified:	04 Aug 2025 13:14
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14034