Prenatal interventions and the development of childhood obesity
Authors' conclusion
No strong association was found between prenatal diet, exercise, or combined interventions and child adiposity. Data are limited due to 63.6% overall retention rate for the follow-up studies and heterogeneity of intervention approach and child adiposity measures. Findings suggest combined interventions initiated early in pregnancy may decrease offspring adiposity in the first year of life.
Study context
- Population
- Offspring of completed prenatal RCTs with adiposity-related outcomes assessed beyond birth
- Participants
- 4,277 offspring18 follow-up studies
- Comparison
- Prenatal diet, exercise or combined interventions
- Outcome
- Child adiposity (anthropometrics; body composition in 15 studies)
- Follow-up
- Beyond birth
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Child adiposity
- Diet or exercise interventions had no consistent significant effect on child adiposity
- Three combined interventions resulted in lower child adiposity at 3, 6 and 12 months
Further pooled results
Retention in follow-up studies
- Overall retention rate
- 63.6%
Original publication
Prenatal interventions and the development of childhood obesity. Pediatr Obes. Published 14 September 2022. doi:10.
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