Background: Maternal obesity, excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) and post-partum
weight retention (PPWR) constitute new public health challenges, due to the association …

It is important to pay attention to weight management before and between pregnancies, as
women have an increased risk of weight gain during the reproductive years. Having a baby …

Background Postpartum women's recovery from birth can be assisted through increased
physical activity (PA). However, women face substantial barriers to participating in exercise …

Postpartum physical activity can improve mood, maintain cardiorespiratory fitness, improve
weight control, promote weight loss, and reduce depression and anxiety. This review …

A healthy postpartum lifestyle is vital for the promotion of optimal maternal health, return to
pre‐pregnancy weight and prevention of postpartum weight retention, but barriers exist. We …

Importance Postpartum weight retention increases lifetime risk of obesity and related
morbidity. Few effective interventions exist for multicultural, low-income women. Objective To …

AIM: Our objective was to examine the associations between maternal psychological health
(trait anxiety, perceived stress, and depressive symptoms) during pregnancy or postpartum …

Background Midwives are increasingly expected to promote healthy behaviour to women
and pregnancy is often regarded as a 'teachable moment'for health behaviour change. This …

For women of reproductive age, excessive gestational weight gain and/or postpartum weight
retention can increase the risk of obesity. This systematic review evaluates the effectiveness …

Objective To (1) review the effect of pelvic floor (PF) symptoms (urinary incontinence [UI],
pelvic organ prolapse, and anal incontinence) on exercise participation in women, and (2) …