ArticleHealth promotion perspectives2024
The impact of self-monitoring physical and mental health via an mHealth application on postpartum weight retention: Data from the INTER-ACT RCT.
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- Preventing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain During Consecutive Pregnancies: Findings from an mHealth Intervention.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Trial
- Evaluating wearable-supported exercise interventions for reducing postpartum weight: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- Application Usability, Engagement, and Postpartum Weight Retention: Secondary Analysis of the INTER-ACT Randomized Controlled Trial.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2026Article
- Effect of a Mobile App-Based Exercise Program on Diastasis Recti Abdominis, Muscle Strength, Anthropometric Measures, and Satisfaction Among Post-Cesarean Primiparous Mothers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Empowering postpartum women: the role of mHealth apps in promoting mental health and obesity prevention.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- A two-wave survey study examining the impact of different sources of pregnancy information on pregnancy-related anxiety among Swedish women.European journal of midwifery · 2025Article
- A Quasi-Experiment of Self-Weight Combined with Dietary and Physical Activity to Reduce Postpartum Weight Retention.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
Background: Postpartum weight retention (PPWR) has many health risks. Digital self-monitoring of weight can potentially make postpartum weight management easier. We aim to test to what extent the self-monitoring of weight, steps and mental health through an mHealth application increases postpartum weight loss and reduces the odds of substantial PPWR (≥5 kg). Methods: Participants were mothers in the intervention arm of the INTER-ACT multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT), an inter-pregnancy lifestyle intervention among mothers with excessive gestational weight gain. Participants (n=288) had access to an mHealth application to log their weight, steps and mental health between 6 weeks and 6 months postpartum. A linear multiple regression model and a logistic regression model were run to test to what extent self-monitoring via the app increases postpartum weight loss and reduces the risk of substantial PPWR. Results: Women who logged their weight more often lost more weight (B=0.03, β=0.26, CI Conclusion: Mothers with excessive gestational weight gain can benefit from app-based lifestyle interventions to reduce PPWR by self-monitoring their weight. More attention to mental health in PPWR interventions is needed.
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