Background Pregnancy is an important phase in a woman's life, with health status at this
stage affecting both the woman and her child's life. Global evidence suggests that many …

African American women (AAW) experience higher burdens of disease and have the highest
rate of heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes when compared to females of other ethnic …

Background Notwithstanding the benefits of physical activity (PA) during pregnancy,
anecdotal evidence suggests ignorance, unscientific beliefs, and lack of awareness about …

Objective To explore the perceptions on physical activity during pregnancy among pregnant
and postpartum women in Singapore. Design A descriptive qualitative study. Data were …

Regular physical activity has been shown to improve pregnancy outcomes. We sought to
identify barriers to exercise during the first trimester of pregnancy. Five hundred forty-nine …

Urban sub-Saharan Africa is in a nutrition transition shifting towards consumption of energy-
dense nutrient-poor diets and decreasing physical activity. Determinants of nutrition …

Physical activity participation during pregnancy confers many maternal and foetal health
benefits to the woman and her infant and is recommended by various health bodies and …

Background The barriers to prenatal physical activity and exercise have been widely
reported in the literature, highlighting context-specific challenges. However, generally …

Background: Despite scientific evidence on prenatal physical activity and exercise,
synthesized evidence is lacking on the provision of prenatal physical activity and exercise …

Objective Adult women are disproportionately affected by overweight and obesity in Sub-
Saharan African (SSA) countries. Existing evidence on the sociocultural context remains …