Structured group education programme and accompanying mHealth intervention to promote physical activity in women with a history of gestational diabetes (Baby Steps) : 4-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial
Highton, Patrick J. Funnell, Mark P. Tziannou, Aikaterina Rowlands, Alex V. Sukumar, Nithya Gillies, Clare L. Gray, Laura J. Yates, Tom Davies, Melanie J. Saravanan, Ponnusamy
Highton, Patrick J.
Funnell, Mark P.
Tziannou, Aikaterina
Rowlands, Alex V.
Sukumar, Nithya
Gillies, Clare L.
Gray, Laura J.
Yates, Tom
Davies, Melanie J.
Saravanan, Ponnusamy
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University of Leicester; University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia; University of Warwick, Coventry; George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton
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2025-10-21
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This research letter reports 4-year follow-up data from the 'Baby Steps' trial cohort, a structured group education programme and accompanying mHealth intervention to promote physical activity in women with a history of gestational diabetes. The study assesses the long-term impact of the intervention on behavioural, psychosocial, and clinical outcomes.
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Highton PJ, Funnell MP, Tziannou A, Rowlands AV, Sukumar N, Gillies CL, Gray LJ, Yates T, Davies MJ, Saravanan P, Khunti K. Structured group education programme and accompanying mHealth intervention to promote physical activity in women with a history of gestational diabetes (Baby Steps): 4-year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2025 Oct 21. doi: 10.1111/dom.70199. Epub ahead of print.
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