ArticleMaternal and child health journal2018
The Influence of Objectively Measured Physical Activity During Pregnancy on Maternal and Birth Outcomes in Urban Black South African Women.
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- Physical Activity during Pregnancy and Newborn Body Composition: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Predictors of physical activity among pregnant women in Harare, Zimbabwe.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Association Between Change in Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Infant Birth Weight.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Observational
- Interactions between maternal health and placental morphology on neonate body composition.Global pediatrics · 2023Article
- Knowledge and participation in exercise and physical activity among pregnant women in Ho, Ghana.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Uncovering Barriers to Prenatal Physical Activity and Exercise Among South African Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional, Mixed-Method Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Baby Steps: Using Intervention Mapping to Develop a Sustainable Perinatal Physical Activity Healthcare Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Is physical activity in pregnancy associated with prenatal and postnatal depressive symptoms?: Results from MAASTHI cohort study in South India.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2021Article
- Physical activity in gestational trimesters and perinatal outcomes in SUS puerperal women.Revista de saude publica · 2021Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice of antenatal exercises among pregnant women in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2021Article
- Physical activity and exercise during pregnancy in Africa: a review of the literature.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Review
- Physical Activity Level during Pregnancy in South Africa: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Developing a Physical Activity Intervention Strategy for Pregnant Women in Buffalo City Municipality, South Africa: A Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Associations of Pregnancy Physical Activity with Maternal Cardiometabolic Health, Neonatal Delivery Outcomes and Body Composition in a Biethnic Cohort of 7305 Mother-Child Pairs: The Born in Bradford Study.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Maternal traditional dietary pattern and antiretroviral treatment exposure are associated with neonatal size and adiposity in urban, black South Africans.The British journal of nutrition · 2018Article
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Abstract
Objectives Research indicates the beneficial effects of physical activity during pregnancy on maternal health, although controversy still exists regarding its influence on birth outcomes. Little research has been done to objectively measure physical activity during pregnancy in black African women from low-to-middle income countries. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between physical activity and maternal and birth outcomes in this unique population. Methods This observational, longitudinal study assessed total physical activity using a hip-mounted triaxial accelerometer at 14-18 weeks (second trimester, n = 120) and 29-33 weeks (third trimester, n = 90) gestation. Physical activity is expressed as gravity-based acceleration units (mg). Maternal outcomes included both weight and weight gain at 29-33 weeks gestation. Birth outcomes included gestational age, birth weight, ponderal index and Apgar score, measured within 48 h of delivery. Results There was a significant decline in physical activity from the second to the third trimester (12.8 ± 4.1 mg vs. 9.7 ± 3.6 mg, p ≤ 0.01). Physical activity at 29-33 weeks as well as a change in PA was inversely associated with weight change at 29-33 weeks (β = - 0.24; 95% CI - 0.49; - 0.00; p = 0.05 and β = - 0.36; 95% CI - 0.62; - 0.10; p = 0.01, respectively). No significant associations were found between physical activity and birth outcomes. Conclusions for Practice Physical activity during pregnancy may be an effective method to control gestational weight gain, whilst presenting no adverse risk for fetal development, in women from a low-income urban setting.
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