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7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Pregnancy and Childbirth

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- All diet and/or exercise interventions vs standard/other care · Caesarean delivery
  Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.95 [0.88, 1.03]
  28 studies · 7534 participants
  High
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- All diet and/or exercise interventions vs standard/other care · Excessive weight gain
  Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.8 [0.73, 0.87]
  24 studies · 7096 participants
  High
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- All diet and/or exercise interventions vs standard/other care · Mean GWG (kg)
  Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found
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- All diet and/or exercise interventions vs standard/other care · Preterm birth
  Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.91 [0.68, 1.22]
  16 studies · 5923 participants
  Moderate
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- All diet and/or exercise interventions vs standard/other care · Macrosomia Infant birthweight > 4000 g
  Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.93 [0.86, 1.02]
  27 studies · 8598 participants
  High

All diet and/or exercise interventions vs (Optimised) usual care

Excessive weight gain · pregnant women

All diet and/or exercise interventions leads to lower excessive weight gain compared with standard/other care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.8 [0.73, 0.87]
24 studies · 7096 participants
High

All diet and/or exercise interventions vs (Optimised) usual care

Mean GWG (kg) · pregnant women

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

All diet and/or exercise interventions vs (Optimised) usual care

Low weight gain · pregnant women

All diet and/or exercise interventions probably leads to higher low weight gain compared with standard/other care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.14 [1.02, 1.27]
11 studies · 4422 participants
Moderate

All diet and/or exercise interventions vs (Optimised) usual care

Preterm birth · pregnant women

All diet and/or exercise interventions showed no clear difference in preterm birth compared with standard/other care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.91 [0.68, 1.22]
16 studies · 5923 participants
Moderate

All diet and/or exercise interventions vs (Optimised) usual care

Pre‐eclampsia · pregnant women

All diet and/or exercise interventions showed no clear difference in pre‐eclampsia compared with standard/other care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.95 [0.77, 1.16]
15 studies · 5330 participants
High

All diet and/or exercise interventions vs (Optimised) usual care

Caesarean section · pregnant women

All diet and/or exercise interventions showed no clear difference in caesarean delivery compared with standard/other care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.95 [0.88, 1.03]
28 studies · 7534 participants
High

All diet and/or exercise interventions vs (Optimised) usual care

Macrosomia Infant birthweight > 4000 g · pregnant women

All diet and/or exercise interventions showed no clear difference in macrosomia Infant birthweight > 4000 g compared with standard/other care (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Diet or exercise, or both, for preventing excessive weight gain in pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.86, 1.02]
27 studies · 8598 participants
High