Prevention of gestational diabetes with a prepregnancy lifestyle intervention – findings from a randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Rönö K, Stach-Lempinen B, Eriksson JG, Pöyhönen-Alho M, Klemetti MM, Roine RP, Huvinen E, Andersson S, Laivuori H, Valkama A, Meinilä J, Kautiainen H, Tiitinen A, Koivusalo SB
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2018
• Subjects: Preconception; pregnancy; obesity; nutrition; physical activity; Gynecology and obstetrics; RG1-991; Gunnar; Klemetti; Paavo; Risto; Valkama; karelia*
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/e40772306a6344888a12e93fd31ef4de

Kristiina Rönö,1 Beata Stach-Lempinen,2 Johan Gunnar Eriksson,3,4 Maritta Pöyhönen-Alho,1 Miira Marjuska Klemetti,1,2,5 Risto Paavo Roine,6,7 Emilia Huvinen,1 Sture Andersson,8 Hannele Laivuori,6,9–11 Anita Valkama,3,4 Jelena Meinilä,3,4 Hannu Kautiainen,3,12 Aila Tiitinen,1 Saila Birgitta Koivusalo1 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Women’s Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland; 3Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; 4Public Health Research Program, Folkhälsan Research Center, Helsinki, Finland; 5Medical and Clinical Genetics, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; 6Department of Health and Social Management, Research Centre for Comparative Effectiveness and Patient Safety, University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; 7Group Administration, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; 8University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, Helsinki, Finland; 9Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; 10Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; 11Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; 12Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland Purpose: Lifestyle intervention studies performed during pregnancy have shown inconsistent results in relation to prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of an intervention initiated already before pregnancy in prevention of GDM in high-risk women.Patients and methods: A randomized controlled trial was ...