TY - JOUR T1 - Diet and physical activity interventions reduce pregnancy weight gain compared with control, with dietary interventions having the greatest effect JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/eb-2012-100889 SP - ebnurs2012100889 AU - Nicola Heslehurst Y1 - 2012/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2012/10/24/eb-2012-100889.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Thangaratinam S, Rogozinska E, Jolly K, et al. Effects of interventions in pregnancy on maternal weight and obstetric outcomes: meta-analysis of randomised evidence. BMJ 2012; 344: e2088.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text Behavioural interventions can reduce maternal, fetal and neonatal obstetric and weight-related risks. Good-quality research is required to inform the development of behavioural interventions to determine effectiveness and cost-effectiveness for short-term and long-term health outcomes. There has been a rapid development of international maternal obesity and gestational weight gain (GWG) guidelines due to increasing evidence of risk.1–3 Maternal obesity has doubled over two decades with significant UK regional variation.4 ,5 The majority of published GWG research is among non-UK populations.2 This systematic review aimed to determine the effectiveness of behavioural interventions in pregnancy at … ER -