ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Encouraging Physical Activity during and after Pregnancy in the COVID-19 Era, and beyond.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05295264 (Active Pregnancy. Mental and Emotional Health Care to Pregnant Woman During and After COVID-19), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Active Pregnancy. Mental and Emotional Health Care to Pregnant Woman During and After COVID-19
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed.
- A Supervised Hybrid Prenatal Exercise Program Reduces the Incidence of Macrosomia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2026Article
- Associations Between Walking in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy and Maternal Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Level of Physical Activity, Emotional State, and Health Habits of Women in Late Pregnancy and Early Puerperium.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Physical Activity Level and Related Factors in Pregnancy During the COVID-19 Period.International journal of public health · 2023Article
- Can we hit prenatal depression and anxiety through HIIT? The effectiveness of online high intensity interval training in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Special Issue: "Exercise Intervention during Pregnancy and Maternal Health".Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Influence of a Virtual Exercise Program throughout Pregnancy during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Perineal Tears and Episiotomy Rates: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Development and Validation of Prenatal Physical Activity Intervention Strategy for Women in Buffalo City Municipality, South Africa.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Lifestyle Habits among Pregnant Women in Denmark during the First COVID-19 Lockdown Compared with a Historical Period-A Hospital-Based Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- The impact of COVID-19 on the physical activity and sedentary behaviour levels of pregnant women with gestational diabetes.PloS one · 2021Article
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Abstract
Physical activity is known to decline during pregnancy and the postnatal period, yet physical activity is recommended during this time due to the significant health benefits for mothers and their offspring. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions imposed to reduce infection rates, pregnant and postnatal women have experienced disruption not just to their daily lives but also to their pregnancy healthcare experience and their motherhood journey with their new infant. This has included substantial changes in how, when and why they have engaged with physical activity. While some of these changes undoubtedly increased the challenge of being sufficiently active as a pregnant or postnatal woman, they have also revealed new opportunities to reach and support women and their families. This commentary details these challenges and opportunities, and highlights how researchers and practitioners can, and arguably must, harness these short-term changes for long-term benefit. This includes a call for a fresh focus on how we can engage and support those individuals and groups who are both hardest hit by COVID-19 and have previously been under-represented and under-served by antenatal and postnatal physical activity research and interventions.
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