ArticleBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation2022
Physical activity during pregnancy: a systematic review for the assessment of current evidence with future recommendations.
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- Effects of mobile health technology on physical activity in pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to increase self-reported physical activity during pregnancy: A systematic review.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- LIFE-Moms: effects of multicomponent lifestyle randomized control trial on physical activity during pregnancy in women with overweight and obesity.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Trial
- Effects of a single session of in-person and remote strength training on low back pain and disability outcomes in pregnant women: a randomized and controlled crossover clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- Effects of Two Physical Activity Interventions on Sleep and Sedentary Time in Pregnant Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- Network analysis of symptoms related to quality of life and subjective well-being during pregnancy.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Barriers to Physical Activity During Pregnancy and Postpartum-A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A cross-sectional survey of Australian women's perspectives and experiences of exercise during pregnancy, including women that experience mental illness.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Adherence to physical activity during the first trimester of pregnancy: a study from Southern Italy.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2026Observational
- Recommendations for Lifestyle Physical Activity and Exercise During the Perinatal Period: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Step-defined physical activity among pregnant and postpartum women: the 2003-2019 national health and nutrition survey of Japan.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards exercise during pregnancy among primary care physicians affiliated with King Fahad General Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2025: A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Physical activity during pregnancy stratified by body mass index: A focus on class 3 obesity.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2025Article
- Health literacy and its determinants among pregnant women in Portugal.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of physical activity among pregnant women attending antenatal care services in public facilities Harari region Eastern Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- "It's More than Just Exercise": Psychosocial Experiences of Women in the Conscious 9 Months Specifically Designed Prenatal Exercise Programme-A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Self-Reported Physical Activity Behavior and Practice of Healthcare Professionals During the Second and Third Trimester of Pregnancy in Greece.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Contradictions and convergences in recommendations on physical activity in pregnancy in different countries after the publication of the WHO guidelines in 2020-a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Precision Interventions Targeting the Maternal Metabolic Milieu for Healthy Pregnancies in Obesity.Current diabetes reports · 2024Review
- Prevention of Pregnancy Complications Using a Multimodal Lifestyle, Screening, and Medical Model.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical activity is essential to maternal and infant health. Healthcare professionals should inform pregnant women about benefits of physical activity to prevent possible health issues. Those recommendations should elaborate on relevant contemporary evidence. The aim of this study was to review evidence-based recommendations for physical activity during pregnancy.
methodsA systematic search, analysis and synthesis of conducted randomised controlled trials (RCTs) was conducted from October 2021 to June 2022 in following databases: PubMed, CINAHL, ScienceDirect and Web of Science. Literature was searched using inclusion and exclusion criteria and following PRISMA recommendations.
resultsBenefits for pregnant-women health and well-being were reported while performing aerobic exercise, lumbar stabilization and stretching exercise, water exercise, nerve and tendon-slip exercise, resistance training and strength training. For all exercise modalities it is recommended to perform moderate intensity activities during the whole time of pregnancy.
conclusionsThis systematic literature review supplements current knowledge on physical activity of pregnant women. Exercise interventions are listed and suggested in an integrative model with physical-fitness components to contextualize and promote physical activity among pregnant women.
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