Maternal Obesity Management Using Mobile Technology: A Feasibility Study to Evaluate a Text Messaging Based Complex Intervention during Pregnancy
Table 4
Maternal and neonatal outcomes in the intervention and comparison groups.
Intervention group
Comparison group *
Mean (SD) Range
Mean (SD) Range
Gestational weight gain (kg)
5.6 (4.6) 0.0–15.0
9.7 (7.2) −2.0–21.2&
Birthweight (gr)
3598.7 (532.8) 2785.0–4390.0
3453.2 (525.1) 2120.0¥–4200.0
Gestational age
39.3 (1.5) 36.0–41.0
39.2 (1.8) 34.0¥–41.0
(%)
(%)
Mode of birth
Spontaneous vaginal birth
8 (57.1)
8 (57.1)
Caesarean section
6 (42.9)
4 (28.6)
Instrumental birth
0
2 (14.3)
Induction of labour
5 (5.7)
3 (21.4)
Gender
Female
11 (78.6)
12 (85.7)
Male
3 (21.4)
2 (14.3)
Large for gestational age
0
0
Small for gestational age
0
0
Stillbirth
0
1
Gestational weight gain (GWG) in relation to IOM guidelines
GWG < 5 kg
7 (50.0)
4 (33.3)&
GWG 5 kg to 9 kg
3 (21.4)
2 (16.7)
GWG > 9 kg
4 (28.6)
6 (50.0)
*Although there were originally 15 in the comparison group, one moved away so we could not access their maternal and infant outcome data. &Data was only available on 12 women for gestational weight gain outcome as one gave birth at the 34th week and data on other women was not reported. ¥The lowest value relates to the only stillborn baby in the cohort.
