Effect of a prenatal lifestyle intervention on physical activity level in late pregnancy and the first year postpartum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite documented health benefits for mother and baby, physical activity (PA)-level tends to decline in pregnancy. Overweight/obese and physically inactive women are two selected groups at increased risk of pregnancy complications. Thus, efficient strategies to maintain or increase PA-level in pregnancy and the postpartum period, especially among these women, are warranted. This secondary analysis examined the effect of a prenatal lifestyle-intervention on PA-level in late pregnancy and the first year postpartum, with subanalysis on initially physically active versus inactive and normal-weight versus overweight/obese women.

Method

The Norwegian Fit for Delivery (NFFD) randomized controlled trial included healthy primiparous women with singleton pregnancies and bo

SUBMITTER: Sanda B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5703566 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature