Publications by authors named "Nora E Grotenfelt"

Objective: To assess the effect of lifestyle counseling on perinatal outcomes among women at high risk for gestational diabetes.

Study Design: A total of 492 women with obesity and/or prior gestational diabetes were allocated to intervention (four sessions of lifestyle counseling, n = 249) or usual care (n = 243) before 20 weeks' gestation.

Result: Lifestyle indicators, gestational weight gain, or obstetric and perinatal outcomes did not differ between the two groups.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Aims/hypothesis: The aim of this study was to assess the interaction between melatonin receptor 1B gene (MTNR1B) rs10830963 polymorphism and lifestyle intervention during pregnancy on occurrence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in high-risk women.

Methods: This is a secondary analysis of the randomised controlled gestational diabetes prevention trial 'RADIEL', conducted between 2008 and 2014 in four maternity hospitals in southern Finland. A total of 226 women with a history of GDM and/or a pre-pregnancy BMI ≥ 30 kg/m(2) were enrolled at <20 weeks of gestation (mean 13 weeks) and randomised into an intervention group receiving counselling on diet, physical activity and weight control and a control group receiving standard antenatal care.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Objective: To study the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in relation to phenotypic characteristics and gestational weight gain (GWG) among women at high risk for GDM.

Materials And Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a GDM prevention study (RADIEL), a randomized controlled trial conducted in Finland. 269 women with a history of GDM and/or a pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m(2) were enrolled before 20 weeks of gestation and divided into four groups according to parity, BMI and previous history of GDM.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF