Örebro Studies in Medicine 146 I
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ann-kristin rönnberg MD, was born in 1967 and rai-sed in Umeå, Västerbotten. She is a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology since 2006 and currently employed as a senior consultant at the Department of Woman’s Health, Örebro University Hospital, Sweden. Her clinical work is mainly focused on perinatal medicine and obstetric ultra-sound. Besides her PhD studies she is currently also involved in medical education at Örebro University as a supervisor and lecturer.
Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is common in developed countries and it is associated with an increased risk of maternal and offspring morbi-dity. Evidence regarding efficacy and safety of antenatal lifestyle intervention in order to reduce gestational weight gain is however limited. The rationale for this thesis was this need to expand knowledge in this field of research. Current scientific evidence was systematically reviewed using the GRADE method and a composite antenatal intervention was designed and performed as a randomized controlled trial (the VIGA trial) set in maternal health care in Örebro Region. Effects of the intervention on gestational weight gain, postpartum weight retention and offspring obesity is presented and discus-sed in this thesis.
issn 1652-4063 isbn 978-91-7529-148-2
