Importance Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is common and associated with
adverse pregnancy outcomes. Antenatal lifestyle interventions limit GWG; yet benefits of …

Objectives The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive literature review, gathering
the strongest evidence about the risks and benefits and the prescription of physical exercise …

Background About one‐third of women have urinary incontinence (UI) and up to one‐tenth
have faecal incontinence (FI) after childbirth. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is …

Background Perinatal growth abnormalities program susceptibility to childhood obesity,
which is further exaggerated by maternal overweight and obesity (MO) during pregnancy …

Background Physical activity is essential to maternal and infant health. Healthcare
professionals should inform pregnant women about benefits of physical activity to prevent …

Background Physical activity (PA) promotes health in pregnancy. Objective To collate the
recent randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the effects of various types of PA during …

Being overweight is associated with pregnancy-related disorders such as gestational
diabetes mellitus (GDM), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), and excessive …

Current scientific evidence supports the recommendation to initiate or continue physical
exercise in healthy pregnant women. Group exercise programs have positive effects on …

Importance Randomized clinical trials have found that antenatal lifestyle interventions
optimize gestational weight gain (GWG) and pregnancy outcomes. However, key …

Importance Lifestyle interventions in pregnancy optimize gestational weight gain and
improve pregnancy outcomes, with implementation recommended by the US Preventive …