• Effect of a prenatal lifestyle intervention on physical activity level in late pregnancy and the first year postpartum. 

      Sanda, Birgitte; Vistad, Ingvild; Sagedal, Linda Reme; Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen; Lohne-Seiler, Hilde; Torstveit, Monica Klungland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: Despite documented health benefits for mother and baby, physical activity (PA)-level tends to decline in pregnancy. Overweight/obese and physically inactive women are two selected groups at increased risk of ...
    • Effects of antenatal diet and physical activity on maternal and fetal outcomes: Individual patient data meta-analysis and health economic evaluation 

      Rogozińska, Ewelina; Marlin, Nadine; Jackson, Louise; Rayanagoudar, Girish; Ruifrok, Anneloes E.; Dodds, Julie; Molyneaux, Emma; van Poppel, Mireille N.M.; Poston, Lucilla; Vinter, Christina Anne; McAuliffe, Fionnuala; Dodd, Jodie M.; Owens, Julie; Barakat, Ruben; Perales, Maria; Cecatti, José Guilherme; Surita, Fernanda; Yeo, Seon Ae; Bogaerts, Annick; Devlieger, Roland; Teede, Helena; Harrison, Cheryce; Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen; Shen, Garry X.; Shub, Alexis; El Beltagy, Nermeen; Motahari, Narges; Khoury, Janette; Tonstad, Serena; Luoto, Riitta; Kinnunen, Tarja I.; Guelfi, Kym; Facchinetti, Fabio; Petrella, Elisabetta; Phelan, Suzanne; Scudeller, Tânia T.; Rauh, Kathrin; Hauner, Hans; Renault, Kristina; de Groot, Christianne J.M.; Sagedal, Linda Reme; Vistad, Ingvild; Stafne, Signe Nilssen; Mørkved, Siv; Salvesen, Kjell Å; Jensen, Dorte M.; Vitolo, Márcia; Astrup, Arne; Geiker, Nina Rica Wium; Kerry, Sally; Barton, Pelham; Roberts, Tracy; Riley, Richard D.; Coomarasamy, Arri; Mol, Ben Willem; Khan, Khalid S.; Thangaratinam, Shakila (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Background: Diet- and physical activity-based Interventions in pregnancy have the potential to alter maternal and child outcomes. Objectives: To assess whether or not the effects of diet and lifestyle interventions vary ...
    • Evaluation of implementing a community-based exercise intervention during pregnancy 

      Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen; Sanda, Birgitte; Vistad, Ingvild; Sagedal, Linda Reme; Lohne-Seiler, Hilde; Torstveit, Monica Klungland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Objective: To evaluate the implementation of a community-based exercise intervention (the Norwegian Fit for Delivery study) during pregnancy. Design: Descriptive, explorative. Setting: Healthcare clinics in southern Norway, ...
    • How does a lifestyle intervention during pregnancy influence perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity? The Norwegian fit for delivery study, a randomized controlled trial 

      Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen; Vistad, Ingvild; Sagedal, Linda Reme; Lohne-Seiler, Hilde; Torstveit, Monica Klungland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background: To develop effective health promotional and preventive prenatal programs, it is important to understand perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy, including exercise and sport ...
    • Impact of maternal education on response to lifestyle interventions to reduce gestational weight gain: individual participant data meta-analysis 

      O'Brien, Eileen C.; Segurado, Ricardo; Geraghty, Aisling A.; Alberdi, Goiuri; Rogozinska, Ewelina; Astrup, Arne; Carballo, Ruben Barakat; Bogaerts, Annick; Cecatti, José Guilherme; Coomarasamy, Arri; De Groot, Christianne J.M.; Devlieger, Roland; Dodd, Jodie M.; El Beltagy, Nermeen; Facchinetti, Fabio; Geiker, Nina Rica Wium; Guelfi, Kym; Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen; Harrison, Cheryce; Hauner, Hans; Jensen, Dorte M.; Khan, Khalid S.; Kinnunen, Tarja I.; Luoto, Riitta; Mol, Ben Willem J.; Mørkved, Siv; Motahari-Tabari, Narges; Owens, Julie A.; Perales, Maria; Petrella, Elisabetta; Phelan, Suzanne; Poston, Lucilla; Rauh, Kathrin; Rayanagoudar, Girish; Renault, Kristina; Ruifrok, Anneloes E.; Sagedal, Linda Reme; Salvesen, Kjell Å; Scudeller, Tânia T.; Shen, Gary; Shub, Alexis; Stafne, Signe Nilssen; Surita, Fernanda; Thangaratinam, Shakila; Tonstad, Serena; van Poppel, Mireille N.M.; Vinter, Christina; Vistad, Ingvild; Yeo, SeonAe; McAuliffe, Fionnuala M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objectives: To identify if maternal educational attainment is a prognostic factor for gestational weight gain (GWG), and to determine the differential effects of lifestyle interventions (diet based, physical activity based ...
    • Reliability and concurrent validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire short form among pregnant women 

      Sanda, Birgitte; Vistad, Ingvild; Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen; Berntsen, Sveinung; Sagedal, Linda Reme; Lohne-Seiler, Hilde; Torstveit, Monica Klungland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03)
      Background: The International Physical Activity Questionnaire short-form (IPAQ-SF) is frequently used to assess physical activity (PA) level in the general adult population including pregnant women. However, the reliability ...
    • What is the effect of physical activity on duration and mode of delivery? Secondary analysis from the Norwegian Fit for Delivery trial 

      Sanda, Birgitte; Vistad, Ingvild; Sagedal, Linda Reme; Haakstad, Lene Annette Hagen; Lohne-Seiler, Hilde; Torstveit, Monica Klungland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Introduction: The beneficial effects of physical activity during pregnancy for the mother and offspring have been reported by several studies but there are conflicting results concerning the possible effect of physical ...