Related Experiment Video
Updated: Feb 25, 2026

Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management: A Case Report
Published on: May 30, 2025
Applying behavior change techniques to weight management during pregnancy: Impact on perinatal outcomes
Julie K Phillips1, Stephen T Higgins2
1Vermont Center on Behavior and Health, University of Vermont, United States; Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Vermont, United States.
Abstract:
Unhealthy behaviors and lifestyle choices are contributing to the obesity epidemic and associated morbidities. Among reproductive aged women, obesity adversely affects perinatal outcomes and longer term maternal and child health. Interventions utilizing strategies of behavior change have the potential to improve outcomes, especially during pregnancy. Antenatal interventions to improve adherence to gestational weight gain guidelines are one such example. Although behaviorally-based intervention trials have been associated with modest decreases in gestational weight gain, the effect on short term perinatal outcomes has thus far been minimal. This commentary aims to discuss possible reasons behind the failure to improve perinatal outcomes as well as to encourage future areas of study.
More Related Videos
06:39Using a Murine Model of Psychosocial Stress in Pregnancy as a Translationally Relevant Paradigm for Psychiatric Disorders in Mothers and Infants
Published on: June 13, 2021
05:17Author Spotlight: Enhancing the Offspring Health in Rats with Maternal Exercise During Pregnancy
Published on: April 5, 2024
Related Concept Videos
Behavior Modification
A real-world application of operant conditioning principles is applied...
Stress Prevention and Stress Management Techniques VI
Motivation and Self-Determination
Motivation, the driving force behind behavior, plays a pivotal role at every stage of the change process. The research...
Pathophysiology of Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by autoimmune-mediated destruction of pancreatic β cells, with environmental factors potentially triggering this process in genetically susceptible individuals. Despite many not having a family history, certain genes increase susceptibility,...
Regression Toward the Mean
Diabetes Mellitus: Type 2 and Gestational
Stress Prevention and Stress Management Techniques IV