Sense of coherence
overweight
OBESE
The evolution of SOC during the first year after childbirth depended on whether or not women received the INTER-ACT intervention, her pre-pregnancy BMI, her QoL at baseline, and the amount of excessive GWG.Women in the intervention arm showed a decrease in SOC over time, but only in women with a normal or obese pre-pregnancy BMI: -0.36 (95% CI, -1.60 to 0.88) between baseline and end of intervention, -0.20 (95% CI, -1.43 to 1.04) between end of intervention and 6 months follow-up. In women with overweight pre-pregnancy (in the intervention arm): +1.53 (95% CI, -0.08 to 3.15) between baseline and end of intervention; stable afterwards (+0.06 (95% CI, -1.59 to 1.70) between end of intervention and 6 months follow-up).In the control arm, the values of SOC seemed to be increasing during the first year, again only in women with a normal/obese pre-pregnancy BMI: increase of +0.98 (95% CI, -0.13 to 2.09) between baseline and end of intervention, stable between end of intervention and 6 months follow-up (+0.05 (95% CI, -1.22 to 1.32)). In women with overweight pre-pregnancy in the control arm, there seemed to be a decrease of -1.77 (95% CI, -3.32 to -0.22) between baseline and end of intervention, followed by an increase of +0.56 (95% CI, -1.29 to 2.41) between end of intervention and 6 months follow-up.Higher values of SOC were associated to higher QoL at baseline (+4.4 (95% CI, 3.93 to 4.89) per 10 pts increase) and less excessive weight (+0.16 (95% CI, 0.008 to 0.31) per 1 kg decrease in excessive weight) (