ArticleQualitative health research2020
"Sit Yourself Down": Women's Experiences of Negotiating Physical Activity During Pregnancy.
Article in Qualitative health research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Evaluation of the Effect of Supervised Group Exercise on Self-Reported Sleep Quality in Pregnant Women with or at High Risk of Depression: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Physical activity during the last trimester of pregnancy and its correlates among pregnant women: a cross-sectional analysis from the French national cohort ELFE.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Monitoring one heart to help two: heart rate variability and resting heart rate using wearable technology in active women across the perinatal period.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Prevalence of knowledge on maternal physical activity among pregnant women: a protocol for a systematic review.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2022Article
- "Conscious Nine Months": Exploring Regular Physical Activity amongst Pregnant Women-A Qualitative Study Protocol.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- "You Probably Won't Notice Any Symptoms": Blood Pressure in Pregnancy-Discourses of Contested Expertise in an Era of Self-Care and Responsibilization.Qualitative health research · 2021Article
- Moving through Motherhood: Involving the Public in Research to Inform Physical Activity Promotion throughout Pregnancy and Beyond.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Perspectives of Midwives and Nurse Practitioners in Kentucky on Exercise Counseling During Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
Approaches to understanding why physical activity (PA) tends to decline during pregnancy are generally based on individualized behavioral models, examining "barriers" or "enablers." In contrast, we used a social practice approach to explore the ways in which women negotiate PA during pregnancy within the contexts and routines of their everyday lives. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 18 pregnant women who had been classed as being at risk of gestational diabetes. We found that leisure-time physical activities were valued as pleasurable and therapeutic, but women's roles as employees and carers for others often constrained their opportunities for leisure-time PA. Women encountered others' expectations that they should sit down and slow down. This surveillance was often resisted, as women relied on "listening to the body" as a way to negotiate PA. These findings have important implications for public health strategies or interventions designed to promote PA during pregnancy.
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