ArticleJournal of physical activity & health2021
Objectively Measured Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity Across 3 Trimesters of Pregnancy: The Monitoring Movement and Health Study.
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Sedentary Behavior in Pregnancy and Cardiovascular Health: the Monitoring Movement and Health (MoM Health) Study
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of digital health interventions on objectively measured physical activity during the perinatal period: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Sedentary behavior during pregnancy and risk of pre-eclampsia and/or gestational hypertension: A systematic review.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2025Pooled it
- The sedentary behavior reduction in pregnancy intervention (SPRING) pilot and feasibility randomized trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Trial
- A systematic review of mobile phone use and pregnancy and fetal outcomes.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Review
- Factors associated with physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns in pregnant women: A cross-sectional study in Southern China.International journal of nursing sciences · 2026Article
- Optimal 24-hour movement behaviour compositions across trimesters and risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: the Pregnancy 24/7 cohort study.British journal of sports medicine · 2026Article
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- Building the mountain mama & baby cohort: study design, protocol, and early prenatal clinic-based recruitment outcomes.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of longitudinal measurement of 24-hour movement profiles across pregnancy using research-grade devices paired with sleep diaries.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2026Article
- Step-defined physical activity among pregnant and postpartum women: the 2003-2019 national health and nutrition survey of Japan.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Physical activity among Chinese pregnant women in the first trimester: A cross-sectional study.International journal of nursing sciences · 2025Article
- Towards the Developing and Designing of an Intervention to Promote Prenatal Physical Activity Using MomConnect (mHealth): A Formative Protocol.Methods and protocols · 2025Article
- Associations of physical activity and sedentary time with aortic stiffness and autonomic function in early pregnancy.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2025Article
- Associations Between Domains and Patterns of Sedentary Behavior with Sleep Quality and Duration in Pregnant Women.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patterns of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep across pregnancy before and during two COVID pandemic years.Midwifery · 2025Observational
- Theoretical Behavior Substitutions during the 24-h Day in Pregnancy and Infant Growth Outcomes.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2025Article
- Physical activity and heat stress shape water needs in pregnant endurance athletes.Evolution, medicine, and public health · 2025Article
- Influence of a Sedentary Behavior Intervention on Mood, Sleep, and Quality of Life Outcomes During Pregnancy: The SPRING Study.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Physical Activity and Pregnancy Norms Among Daasanach Semi-Nomadic Pastoralist Women in Northern Kenya.American journal of human biology : the official journal of the Human Biology Council · 2025Article
- Associations of maternal sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in early to mid-pregnancy with infant outcomes: A cohort study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundThough moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity is recommended, limited research exists on sedentary behavior (SED) during pregnancy.
methodsThe authors conducted a prospective cohort study to describe objectively measured patterns of SED and activity during each trimester of pregnancy. Women wore thigh- (activPAL3) and waist-mounted (ActiGraph GT3X) activity monitors. SED and activity were compared across trimesters using likelihood ratio tests and described using group-based trajectories. Exploratory analyses associated SED and activity trajectories with adverse pregnancy outcomes and excessive gestational weight gain.
resultsPregnant women (n = 105; mean [SD] age = 31 [5] y; prepregnancy body mass index = 26.2 [6.6] kg/m2) had mean SED of 9.7, 9.5, and 9.5 hours per day (P = .062) across trimesters, respectively. Some activities differed across trimesters: standing (increased, P = .01), stepping (highest in second trimester, P = .04), steps per day (highest in second trimester, P = .008), and moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (decreased, P < .001). Prolonged SED (bouts ≥ 30 min) and bouted moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (≥10 min) were stable (P > .05). In exploratory analyses, higher SED and lower standing, stepping, and steps per day trajectories were associated with increased odds of adverse pregnancy outcomes (P < .05). No trajectories were associated with excessive gestational weight gain.
conclusionsPregnant women exhibited stable SED of nearly 10 hours per day across pregnancy. Future research evaluating SED across pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcome risk is warranted.
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