Exercise Counseling in Pregnancy: Do Women Perceive Receiving the Information They Need?

ABSTRACT: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that women exercise throughout pregnancy unless they have a condition-related contraindication. This study's purpose was to determine if pregnant women perceive receiving exercise counseling by their providers with details of frequency, intensity, type, and time (FITT principle). Women in 2 postpartum care units of a large health care system were invited to complete a voluntary, anonymous survey regarding whether they received exercise counseling during their prenatal care. Survey results were descriptively reported, stratified by demographic variables, and analyzed using Fisher's exact tests. Of 224 postpartum women surveyed, 130 (58.0%) perceived receiving exercise counseling during pregnancy; 119 (91.5%) did not recall r

SUBMITTER: Evins C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8299925 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature