Next Article in Journal
Adherence to Food-Based Dietary Guidelines: A Systemic Review of High-Income and Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Next Article in Special Issue
The INTER-ACT E-Health Supported Lifestyle Intervention Improves Postpartum Food Intake and Eating Behavior, but Not Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior—A Randomized Controlled Trial
Previous Article in Journal
Soluble Fiber Inulin Consumption Limits Alterations of the Gut Microbiota and Hepatic Fatty Acid Metabolism Caused by High-Fat Diet
Previous Article in Special Issue
Impact of Maternal Obesity on the Metabolism and Bioavailability of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
Journals
Nutrients
Volume 13
Issue 3
10.3390/nu13031036
nutrients-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Edit a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share announcement question_answer thumb_up
...
textsms
...
Review

The Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Reduction, Diet and Physical Activity Interventions in Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses

by
Louise Hayes
1,*,
Catherine McParlin
2,
Liane B Azevedo
3,
Dan Jones
4,
James Newham
5,
Joan Olajide
4,6,
Louise McCleman
7 and
Nicola Heslehurst
1
1
Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX UK & Fuse, The Centre for Translational, Research in Public Health, North East England, UK
2
Department of Midwifery, Nursing and Health, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST UK & Fuse, The Centre for Translational, Research in Public Health, North East England, UK
3
School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield HD1 3DH, UK
4
School of Health and Life Sciences, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK
5
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST UK & Fuse, The Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, North East England, UK
6
Department of Midwifery, Nursing and Health, Northumbria University, UK & Fuse, The Centre for Translational Research in Public Health, North East England, UK
7
Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AX, UK
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Academic Editor: Frank Bloomfield
Nutrients 2021, 13(3), 1036; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13031036
Received: 28 January 2021 / Revised: 15 March 2021 / Accepted: 19 March 2021 / Published: 23 March 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Maternal Obesity and Nutrients)
View Full-Text Download PDF
Browse Figures
Review Reports

Abstract

Diet, physical activity, smoking and alcohol behaviour-change interventions delivered in pregnancy aim to prevent adverse pregnancy outcomes. This review reports a synthesis of evidence from meta-analyses on the effectiveness of interventions at reducing risk of adverse health outcomes. Sixty-five systematic reviews (63 diet and physical activity; 2 smoking) reporting 602 meta-analyses, published since 2011, were identified; no data were identified for alcohol interventions. A wide range of outcomes were reported, including gestational weight gain, hypertensive disorders, gestational diabetes (GDM) and fetal growth. There was consistent evidence from diet and physical activity interventions for a significantly reduced mean gestational weight gain (ranging from −0.21 kg (95% confidence interval −0.34, −0.08) to −5.77 kg (95% CI −9.34, −2.21). There was evidence from larger diet and physical activity meta-analyses for a significant reduction in postnatal weight retention, caesarean delivery, preeclampsia, hypertension, GDM and preterm delivery, and for smoking interventions to significantly increase birth weight. There was no statistically significant evidence of interventions having an effect on low or high birthweight, neonatal intensive care unit admission, Apgar score or mortality outcomes. Priority areas for future research to capitalise on pregnancy as an opportunity to improve the lifelong wellbeing of women and their children are highlighted. View Full-Text
Keywords: systematic review; intervention; pregnancy; smoking; alcohol; diet; physical activity systematic review; intervention; pregnancy; smoking; alcohol; diet; physical activity
►▼ Show Figures

Figure 1

This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited

Supplementary Material

SciFeed

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Hayes, L.; McParlin, C.; Azevedo, L.B.; Jones, D.; Newham, J.; Olajide, J.; McCleman, L.; Heslehurst, N. The Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Reduction, Diet and Physical Activity Interventions in Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses. Nutrients 2021, 13, 1036. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13031036

AMA Style

Hayes L, McParlin C, Azevedo LB, Jones D, Newham J, Olajide J, McCleman L, Heslehurst N. The Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Reduction, Diet and Physical Activity Interventions in Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses. Nutrients. 2021; 13(3):1036. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13031036

Chicago/Turabian Style

Hayes, Louise, Catherine McParlin, Liane B. Azevedo, Dan Jones, James Newham, Joan Olajide, Louise McCleman, and Nicola Heslehurst. 2021. "The Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation, Alcohol Reduction, Diet and Physical Activity Interventions in Improving Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses" Nutrients 13, no. 3: 1036. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13031036

Find Other Styles
Note that from the first issue of 2016, MDPI journals use article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Article Access Map by Country/Region

1
Back to TopTop