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Windows of Opportunity for Lifestyle Interventions to Prevent Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

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Phelan, Suzanne·2016·American Journal of Perinatology

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Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is linked with several acute maternal health risks and long-term development of type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease. Intrauterine exposure to GDM similarly increases offspring risk of early-life health complications and later disease. GDM recurrence is common, affecting 40 to 73% of women, and augments associated maternal/fetal/child health risks. Modifiable and independent risk factors for GDM include maternal excessive gestational weight gain and prepregnancy overweight and obesity. Lifestyle interventions that target diet, activity, and behavioral strategies can effectively modify body weight. Randomized clinical trials testing the effects of lifestyle interventions during pregnancy to reduce excessive gestational weight gain have generally shown mixed effects on reducing GDM incidence. Trials testing the effects of postpartum lifestyle interventions among women with a history of GDM have shown reduced incidence of diabetes and improved cardiovascular disease risk factors. However, the long-term effects of interpregnancy or prepregnancy lifestyle interventions on subsequent GDM remain unknown. Future adequately powered and well-controlled clinical trials are needed to determine the effects of lifestyle interventions to prevent GDM and identify pathways to effectively reach reproductive-aged women across all levels of society, before, during, and after pregnancy.

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  • Two recent studies have shown that lifestyle interventions before pregnancy may help to prevent GDM.

    “Two recent studies have shown that lifestyle interventions before pregnancy may help to prevent GDM.”

    From Effectiveness of pre-pregnancy lifestyle in preventing gestational diabetes mellitus—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 257,876 pregnancies (2023) · cites this paper as [26]

    The Interconception or preconceptional interventions section reports observational evidence that weight loss before pregnancy is associated with lower GDM risk. It also says no known clinical trials had examined whether postpartum weight-control interventions affect subsequent pregnancies. The paper therefore supports the possibility of prevention, but not the claim that two recent studies showed pre-pregnancy lifestyle interventions prevent GDM. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • These studies are small, of varying quality, and used different components of lifestyle interventions.

    “However, these studies are small, of varying quality and used different components of “lifestyle interventions” [26, 27].”

    From Effectiveness of pre-pregnancy lifestyle in preventing gestational diabetes mellitus—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 257,876 pregnancies (2023) · cites this paper as [26]

    In “Lifestyle Interventions: Before, During, and/or After pregnancy” (page unavailable), the review says prenatal GDM-prevention studies were limited by lack of power and variability in interventions, supporting the descriptions of small studies and differing intervention components. It does not characterize the studies as being of varying quality. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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  1. [76]Rasmussen KM Yaktine AL Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Reexamine IOM Pregnancy Weight Guidelines Weight gain during pregnancy: reexamining the guidelines Washington, DC National Academies Press 2009 20669500

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Authors
Phelan, S.
Affiliations
California Polytechnic State University (US)
Corresponding author
Phelan, Suzanne
Venue
American Journal of Perinatology
Published
2016-08-03
Volume
33
Issue
13
Pages
1291-1299
ISSN
  • 0735-1631 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-8785
OpenAlex
W2499143383
Cited by
38
References
146
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3
FWCI
2.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Perinatology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD084282)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Birth, Development, and Health
Keywords
gestational diabetes mellitus, lifestyle intervention, gestational weight gain, pre-pregnancy obesity, type 2 diabetes prevention, cardiovascular risk, maternal health, offspring outcomes, diet and physical activity
MeSH terms
Diet, Female, Humans, Life Style, Obesity, Postnatal Care, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Exercise, Diabetes, Gestational, Preconception Care, Secondary Prevention, Weight Reduction Programs

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