Eligibility for the study depends on several requirements. Weight at the start of pregnancy is one of them. If your weight at the start of your pregnancy was at or above the weight shown in the table below, you may be eligible to participate in the Healthy Moms research study.

If your height is not shown in this table, please call us at the number below to determine your weight eligibility.

• Age 18 or older
• Membership in Kaiser Permanente Northwest
• Plans to stay in the Portland area for one year following the birth of your baby
• Willingness to be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to either the group of women who will receive one counseling session, or the group that will attend weekly counseling sessions throughout their pregnancy
• Agreement to return to the Center for Health Research for two visits one at 2-weeks and the other at one year following birth of your baby for follow-up measurements of health and eating patterns.

Women who are currently under treatment for cancer, kidney disease, or heart disease, or who have had weight loss surgery are not eligible to participate.

If you would like to learn more about this important research study, you can call the phone number below to reserve a place at an informational group meeting with the Healthy Moms staff. You are welcome to bring others with you to this meeting, but only Kaiser Permanente members that meet the eligibility requirements will be able to join the study.

For more information, please call us at 503-335-2493 or our toll free number is 866-331-8046

Kaiser Permanente’s Center for Health Research is a non-profit, professionally independent research organization that conducts public domain research to advance knowledge, improve health care, and inform health policy. Founded in 1964, CHR is a multidisciplinary institution that studies medical care organization, health care financing, health services delivery, epidemiology, health promotion, and disease prevention.

Funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. 1 R01 HD 58061-01