Orna O’Brien|Mary McCarthy|Eileen R. Gibney|Fionnuala M. McAuliffe
Technology-supported dietary and lifestyle interventions in healthy pregnant women: a systematic review
National Maternity Hospital|University College Dublin|University College Cork|University College Dublin|National Maternity Hospital|University College Dublin
overweight obesity associated increased risk adverse maternal fetal outcomes however actuality delivering effective lifestyle interventions clinical practice hampered high demand resources use technology assist lifestyle interventions needs explored valid method reducing strain resources enhancing effectiveness population reach interventions aim systematically review literature use technologysupported lifestyle interventions healthy pregnant women impact maternal outcomes online databases registries searched march 2013 primary outcomes selected english language studies fasting maternal glucose incidence gestational diabetes mellitus gdm maternal gestational weight gain secondary outcomes intervention uptake acceptance dietary physical activity modification studies whose subjects diagnosed gdm prior intervention excluded minimal number eligible studies varying outcomes precluded formal metaanalysis data initially 203 articles identified screened seven articles including five randomised controlled trials met inclusion criteria current review results demonstrate several potential benefits associated technologysupported interventions pregnancy despite minimal search results although communication technology holds potential safe therapeutic tool support lifestyle interventions pregnancy paucity data effectiveness rcts examining effectiveness communication technology required particularly among likely benefit lifestyle interventions overweight obese pregnant women