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Title: Active Mothers Postpartum (AMP): rationale, design, and baseline characteristics.
Authors: Ostbye T (AUTHOR), Krause KM (AUTHOR), Brouwer RJN (AUTHOR), Lovelady CA (AUTHOR), Morey MC (AUTHOR), Bastian LA (AUTHOR), Peterson BL (AUTHOR), Swamy GK (AUTHOR), Chowdhary J (AUTHOR), McBride CM (AUTHOR)
Source: Journal of Women's Health (15409996). Dec2008, Vol. 17 Issue 10, p1567-1575. 9p.
Subjects: Pregnancy, Postpartum depression, Obesity, Women, Childbirth, Body mass index, Body weight, Counseling, Counselors, Pedometers
Abstract: Background: Pregnancy and the postpartum period have been suggested as important contributors to overweightand obesity among women. This paper presents the design, rationale, and baseline participant characteristicsof a randomized controlled intervention trial to enhance weight loss in postpartum women who enteredpregnancy overweight or obese.Methods: Active Mothers Postpartum (AMP) is based on the rationale that the birth of a child can be a teachablemoment. AMP's primary objectives are to promote and sustain a reduction in body mass index (BMI) upto 2 years postpartum via changes in diet and exercise behavior, with a secondary aim to assess racial differencesin these outcomes. Women in the intervention arm participate in ten physical activity group sessions,eight healthy eating classes, and six telephone counseling sessions over a 9-month period. They also receivemotivational tools, including a workbook with recipes and exercises, a pedometer, and a sport stroller.Results: Four hundred fifty women aged [greater than/equal to]18 (mean 30.9), with a BMI [greater than/equal to] 25 kg/m2 (mean 33.0) at baseline (6 weeks postpartum) were enrolled; 45% of the final sample are black and 53% are white. Baseline characteristics by study arm and by race are presented.Conclusions: Our intervention is designed to be disseminated broadly to benefit the public health. Behaviorchange interventions based on principles of social cognitive theory, stage of readiness, and other models thatcoincide with a teachable moment, such as the birth of a child, could be important motivators for postpartumweight loss. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Background: Pregnancy and the postpartum period have been suggested as important contributors to overweightand obesity among women. This paper presents the design, rationale, and baseline participant characteristicsof a randomized controlled intervention trial to enhance weight loss in postpartum women who enteredpregnancy overweight or obese.Methods: Active Mothers Postpartum (AMP) is based on the rationale that the birth of a child can be a teachablemoment. AMP's primary objectives are to promote and sustain a reduction in body mass index (BMI) upto 2 years postpartum via changes in diet and exercise behavior, with a secondary aim to assess racial differencesin these outcomes. Women in the intervention arm participate in ten physical activity group sessions,eight healthy eating classes, and six telephone counseling sessions over a 9-month period. They also receivemotivational tools, including a workbook with recipes and exercises, a pedometer, and a sport stroller.Results: Four hundred fifty women aged [greater than/equal to]18 (mean 30.9), with a BMI [greater than/equal to] 25 kg/m2 (mean 33.0) at baseline (6 weeks postpartum) were enrolled; 45% of the final sample are black and 53% are white. Baseline characteristics by study arm and by race are presented.Conclusions: Our intervention is designed to be disseminated broadly to benefit the public health. Behaviorchange interventions based on principles of social cognitive theory, stage of readiness, and other models thatcoincide with a teachable moment, such as the birth of a child, could be important motivators for postpartumweight loss. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:15409996
DOI:10.1089/jwh.2007.0674