Maternal sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in early to mid-pregnancy and obstetric outcomes: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT: This Swedish cohort study aimed to evaluate if early to mid-pregnancy sedentary behavior and physical activity levels affect the risk of adverse outcomes like gestational hypertension, preeclampsia (including subtypes), gestational diabetes mellitus, labor dystocia, mode of delivery, and severe postpartum hemorrhage. Activity patterns were measured by accelerometers during seven consecutive days in 1405 women between 2016 and 2023. Logistic regression analyses adjusted for BMI, age, smoking, parity, country of birth, pre-pregnancy disease, and year of participation were performed. The accelerometer could not detect light physical activity; why only moderate and vigorous physical activity were included in the analyses. Compared with women being least sedentary, women with the highest propor

SUBMITTER: Lindberger E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12518509 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature