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The intervention involved community midwives weighing women at antenatal appointments, setting maximum weight gain limits between appointments and providing brief feedback. Women were encouraged to monitor and record their own weight weekly to assess their progress against the maximum limits set by their midwife. The comparator was usual maternity care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Primary and secondary outcome measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Excessive gestational weight gain, depression, anxiety and physical activity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Six hundred and fifty-six women from four maternity centres were recruited: 329 women were randomised to the intervention group and 327 to UC. We found no evidence that the intervention decreased excessive gestational weight gain. At 38 weeks gestation, the proportions gaining excessive gestational weight were 27.6% (81\/305) versus 28.9% (90\/311) (adjusted OR 0.84, 95% CI: 0.53 to 1.33) in the intervention and UC group, respectively. There were no significant difference between the groups in anxiety or depression scores (anxiety: adjusted mean \u22120.58, 95% CI:\u22121.25 to \u20130.8; depression: adjusted mean \u22120.60, 95% CI:\u22121.24 to \u20130.05). There were no significant differences in physical activity scores between the groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A behavioural intervention delivered by community midwives involving routine weighing throughout pregnancy, setting maximum weight gain targets and encouraging women to weigh themselves each week to check progress did not prevent excessive gestational weight gain. There was no evidence of psychological harm.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Trial registration number<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"ISRCTN67427351\">ISRCTN67427351<\/jats:ext-link>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2019-030174","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,9,17]],"date-time":"2019-09-17T08:55:13Z","timestamp":1568710513000},"page":"e030174","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["Effectiveness of a behavioural intervention involving regular weighing and feedback by community midwives within routine antenatal care to prevent excessive gestational weight gain: POPS2 randomised controlled trial"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Amanda","family":"Daley","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kate","family":"Jolly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Applied Health Research,College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Susan A","family":"Jebb","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrea","family":"Roalfe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lucy","family":"Mackilllop","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nuffield Department of Women\u2019s and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amanda","family":"Lewis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Canynge Hall, Bristol, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sue","family":"Clifford","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Applied Health Research,College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Muhammad","family":"Usman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Applied Health Research,College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Corah","family":"Ohadike","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust, Nottinghamshire, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sara","family":"Kenyon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Applied Health Research,College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christine","family":"MacArthur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Applied Health Research,College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul","family":"Aveyard","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,9,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121410160839000_9.9.e030174.1","unstructured":"Institute for Medicine . 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