SWIPE

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Self-Weighing in Pregnancy: Experiences (SWIPE)

• IRAS ID

  240531

• Contact name

  Nerys M Astbury

• Contact email

  nerys.astbury@phc.ox.ac.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Oxford

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 9 months, 31 days

• Research summary

  Gaining too much weight during pregnancy is linked with adverse health outcomes for both mother and infant. One way to help (non-pregnant) people manage their weight is to promote regular self weighting, and this may be one way to help pregnant women manage weight gain during pregnancy.
  However, previous attempts to get pregnant women to weigh themselves during pregnancy have been unsuccessful. It's unclear why women do not do this.
  The purpose of this study is to investigate thoughts and feelings to self-weighing during pregnancy.

• REC name

  North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 2 Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  19/NE/0083

• Date of REC Opinion

  11 Mar 2019

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion