Pregnancy complications
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is divided into two main components: 1) Training all of doctors and nurses responsible for antenatal care in 9 family health units (n=22) through an educational activity, lasting 16 h
a folder provided to pregnant women
posters containing messages encouraging the adoption of the promoted behavior
an assessment of gestational weight gain and record of the guidelines about food and walking provided to pregnant women, as noted on their antenatal card. The control group (n=20) was formed by doctor
two portions of vegetables (one raw and one cooked) and two portions of beans (one at lunch and one at dinner) at least five days per week
sporadic consumption of soft drinks and industrially processed cookies. These recommendations were based on national guidance about healthy eating during pregnancy, with priority given to the most ina
Behavioural
F01.145.632
Sponsors
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Estadual Paulista Julho de Mesquita Filho, Botucatu-SP
Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: pregnant women enrolled in the antenatal low-risk public health system in the urban area of Botucatu-SP; aged equal to or greater than 18 years old; being in the first trimester.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: prenatal care in private health services; change city; Suffer abortion; Have high obstetric risk (pre-eclampsia,gestational diabetes).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in the percentage of pregnant women who reach the recommendation of 150 minutes a week of leisure-time walking in the third trimester, observed from an increase of 5% control group to 15% in intervention group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase in the percentage of pregnant women consuming at least one fruit, five times a week or more in the intervention group compared to the control. ;Increase in the percentage of pregnant women who consume at least one raw vegetable and one cooked five times a week or more in the intervention group compared to the control.;Increase in the percentage of pregnant women consuming beans at least twice a day, five times a week in the intervention group compared to the control.;Reduction of the percentage of pregnant women who consumed soda and / or processed biscuit twice a week or more in the intervention group compared to the control. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactMaíra Malta
Faculdade de Saúde Pública USP
Outcome results
None listed