Be healthy in pregnancy: exploring factors that impact pregnant women's nutrition and exercise behaviours

LN Grenier, SA Atkinson, MF Mottola… - Maternal & child …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Excess gestational weight gain is associated with short‐and long‐term pregnancy
complications. Although a healthy diet and physical activity during pregnancy are …

Executive summary of evidence and consensus-based clinical practice guideline for management of obesity and overweight in postpartum women: an AIIMS-DST …

A Kumari, P Ranjan, NK Vikram, D Kaur… - Diabetes & Metabolic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Postpartum obesity is a public health concern. There is a need to counsel
women about their postpartum weight management, accounting for various barriers they …

Be Healthy in Pregnancy (BHIP): a randomized controlled trial of nutrition and exercise intervention from early pregnancy to achieve recommended gestational weight …

SA Atkinson, A Maran, K Dempsey, M Perreault… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
A randomized two-arm prospective superiority trial tested the efficacy of a novel structured
and monitored nutrition (bi-weekly counselling for individualized energy and high dairy …

The impact of hypopressive abdominal exercise on linea alba morphology in women who are postpartum: a short-term cross-sectional study

B Arranz-Martín, B Navarro-Brazález… - Physical …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the acute effect of an abdominal
hypopressive exercise (AHE) on linea alba morphology among women who are primiparous …

Postpartum women's experiences in a randomized controlled trial of a web-based lifestyle intervention following Gestational Diabetes: a qualitative study

CE Horn, EW Seely, SE Levkoff, BC Isley… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with an increased maternal
risk for the development of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). We previously demonstrated in a …

The effect of pregnancy and the duration of postpartum convalescence on the physical fitness of healthy women: A cohort study of active duty servicewomen receiving …

DW DeGroot, CA Sitler, MB Lustik, KL Langan… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Pregnancy profoundly affects cardiovascular and musculoskeletal performance
requiring up to 12 months for recovery in healthy individuals. Objective To assess the effects …

The lived experiences of women exploring a healthy lifestyle, gestational weight gain and physical activity throughout pregnancy

L Newson, K Bould, B Aspin‐Wood… - Health …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Weight gain is inevitable during pregnancy. However, high prepregnancy body
mass index and excessive gestational weight gain are associated with poor pregnancy …

'I wish I had my pre-pregnancy body after birth… but I have to be supported': a theoretical study based on body image perception in working mothers during the …

M Kochan, K Kabukcuoglu - Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The body image of women in the postpartum period can be far from society's idealised body,
and this can cause body dissatisfaction. This qualitative study aimed to evaluate the body …

Determinants of changes in women's and men's physical activity and sedentary behavior across the transition to parenthood: a focus group study

V Versele, FM Stok, A Dieberger, T Deliens… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Becoming a parent may cohere with drastic changes in physical activity (PA)
and sedentary behavior (SB). A clear understanding of determinants of changes in PA and …

Exercise Prescription and Adaptations in Early Postpartum

R Santos-Rocha, A Szumilewicz - Exercise and Physical Activity During …, 2022 - Springer
There are several guidelines supporting the benefits of exercising during pregnancy and
postpartum. Scientific research conducted in the last decades has markedly changed the …