Table 2.

DPP curriculum topics selected for STAR MAMA queries, narratives, and health coaching

DPP curriculum topics	DPP topic selected for STAR MAMA
I. Physical Activity ° Getting started with Being Active (1B) ° Move Those Muscles (2 or 5) ° Being Active: A Way of Life (1A) ° Jump Start Your Activity Plan (13)	I. Physical Activity ° Promoting a first goal of starting to be physically active ° Working up to being physically active 150 min/week ° Planning adding physical activity to daily life in small steps ° Finding enjoyable physical activities and varying them
II. Nutrition ° Be a Fat Detective (Section 4 or 2) ° Ways to Eat Less Fat (6 or 4, 8) ° Healthy Eating (8) ° Tip the Calorie Balance (8) ° 4 Keys to Healthy Eating Out (10) ° The Slippery Slope of Lifestyle Change (12) ° Make Social Cues Work for You (14)	II. Nutrition ° Making healthier food choices- understanding substitutions, portions, high fat foods, labels, organic foods ° Reducing meat consumption ° Understanding different types of carbohydrates ° Reducing sweets, junk food, sugary drinks ° Strategies to eat healthy while eating out, or in social settings ° Action planning around nutrition changes ° Combatting cues leading to stress-eating
III. Mental Health and Stress ° Problem Solving (9) ° Talk Back to Negative Thoughts (11) ° You Can Manage Stress (15) ° Ways to Stay Motivated (16) ° Lifestyle Balance (1A) ° Take Charge of What’s Around You (7 or 8)	III. Mental Health and Stress ° Management of life stressors: caring for baby, feeling sad/blue, family separations, food insecurity ° Keeping calm when infant breastfeeding may be stressful/use of soothing techniques for self and baby ° Communication strategies for partner about healthy changes and family traditions ° Handling advice and critiques from others about changing behaviors
IV. Weight Loss ° Getting started with Losing Weight (1B) ° The Slippery Slope of Lifestyle Change (12)	IV. Weight Loss ° Working towards healthy weight loss through multiple strategies rather than short-term diets ° Engagement with weight loss supportive resources in community ° Breastfeeding as a means to weight loss ° Breastfeeding and importance of exclusivity and duration (12 months) for weight loss, baby’s health, and lowering of chronic disease risk ° Importance of healthy and realistic body image postpartum
V. Glucose Screening () refers to DPP Curricular Session as summarized in the Lifestyle Balance Program-DPP Lifestyle Change Program Manual of Operations 1996.	V. Glucose Screening Postpartum ° Value of getting screened for diabetes postpartum