Optimizing Gestational Weight Gain With the Eating 4 Two Smartphone App : Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial Monitoring

Background Approximately 50% of women gain excessive weight in pregnancy. Optimizing gestational weight gain is important for the shortand long-term health of the childbearing woman and her baby. Despite this, there is no recommendation for routine weighing in pregnancy, and weight is a topic that many maternity care providers avoid. Resource-intensive interventions have mainly targeted overweight and #12 3 4 5 #6 #7 #7 8 #9 #10

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