A review of public health guidelines for postpartum physical activity and sedentary behavior from around the world.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The period following pregnancy is a critical time window when future habits with respect to physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) are established; therefore, it warrants guidance. The purpose of this scoping review was to summarize public health-oriented country-specific postpartum PA and SB guidelines worldwide.

Methods

To identify guidelines published since 2010, we performed a (a) systematic search of 4 databases (CINAHL, Global Health, PubMed, and SPORTDiscus), (b) structured repeatable web-based search separately for 194 countries, and (c) separate web-based search. Only the most recent guideline was included for each country.

Results

We identified 22 countries with public health-oriented postpartum guidelines for PA and 11 countries with

SUBMITTER: Evenson KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11184298 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature