Background Unhealthy nutrition contributes to the worldwide rising prevalence of
noncommunicable diseases. As most adverse reproductive outcomes originate during the …

Background: Excessive gestational weight gain is common and associated with adverse
outcomes both in the short and long term. Although traditional lifestyle-based interventions …

Background Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and gestational diabetes mellitus
(GDM) are common pregnancy complications that have been shown to be preventable …

Our objective was to evaluate the impact of a smartphone application as an adjunct to face‐
to‐face consultations in facilitating dietary and physical activity change among pregnant …

Background: Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) during pregnancy is a major public
health concern associated with negative health outcomes for both mother and child …

Background Positive health behavior changes before pregnancy can optimize perinatal
outcomes for mothers, babies, and future generations. Women are often motivated to …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a healthy lifestyle package (an antenatal behavior
change intervention supported by smartphone application technology) on the incidence of …

Objective Maternal adiposity confers an increased risk of GDM in pregnancy. A low glycemic
index (GI) dietary intervention has been found to improve glucose homeostasis and reduce …

Background Dietary interventions can improve pregnancy outcomes among women with
increased BMI. Although the interest in mobile health interventions is growing, little is known …

Background Mobile technology is ubiquitous. Women of childbearing age have embraced
health information technology for pregnancy-related counsel as prenatal care provider …