Background Physical inactivity is associated with excess weight and adverse health
outcomes. We synthesize the evidence on physical inactivity and its social determinants in …

To support the global strategy to reduce risk factors for obesity, we synthesized the evidence
on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour in the Middle East and North Africa …

Increasing physical inactivity levels in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a
public health concern. We aimed to synthesize barriers and facilitators to physical activity …

Background and Objectives Pregnancy causes changes in women's lifestyle; therefore, their
health-promoting behaviors should be improved in order to avoid problems during this …

Recent findings suggest that elevated stress levels during the pre-and postpartum period
are related to poor maternal and infant health outcomes; yet, few studies have prospectively …

Background Although it is known that lifestyle behaviors of pregnant women are closely
related to maternal and fetal health, number of data concerning efficacy of intervention on …

This study aims to describe the health‐promoting lifestyle behaviours of pregnant women.
The study was carried out with pregnant women who applied to the polyclinics in different …

Introduction: Lifestyle during pregnancy has long-term effects on health of mother and child.
Having previous illness or unexpected maternal or fetal conditions such as preeclampsia …

Introduction: Adopting health-promoting lifestyle might be affected by a variety of factors. The
existing evidence suggests that social support can improve health by fulfilling physical and …

Background High-risk pregnancies require increased health and care resources to reduce
the severe perinatal consequences. The adoption of a health-promoting lifestyle and social …