ArticleMidwifery2022
Patterns of physical activity and sedentary behavior before and during pregnancy and cardiometabolic outcomes.
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- 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
- Preconception to postpartum accelerometry-based 24-hour movement behaviors: a prospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Physical Activity and Its Predictors Among Women of Advanced Maternal Age in the First Trimester: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Sleep, physical activity, and pregnancy symptoms: Factors associated with cognitive performance in early pregnancy.Midwifery · 2025Article
- Measuring 24-hour Movement Profiles During Pregnancy: Protocol for the 24MOVE Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- The Preventive Effect of Physical Activity on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Korean Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study.Diabetes & metabolism journal · 2025Article
- Association of physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep with maternal vascular function in women with a history of preeclampsia.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 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
- Compliance with 24 h Movement Behavior Guidelines for Pregnant Women in Saudi Arabia: The Role of Trimester and Maternal Characteristics.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Trends in Gestational Weight Gain in Louisiana, March 2019 to March 2022.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- Current Research Trends, Hotspots, and Frontiers of Physical Activity during Pregnancy: A Bibliometric Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess how physical activity and sedentary behavior change from pre-pregnancy to pregnancy, and if pre-pregnancy and pregnancy physical activity and sedentary behavior are related to gestational weight gain, blood pressure, or blood glucose across pregnancy.
designSecondary analysis of two prospective cohort studies.
settingPrenatal research centers in Pittsburgh, PA and Iowa City, IA.
participantsPregnant individuals (n=131), 18-45 years old, of any BMI, with no medical condition limiting physical activity or use of hypertension/diabetes medications.
methodsParticipants self-reported physical activity and sedentary behavior pre-pregnancy and in each trimester using validated questionnaires. Blood pressure, blood glucose, and weight were obtained from study visits and/or electronic medical records. Multivariable regression examined associations between pre-pregnancy, trimester-specific, and changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior with weight gain and blood pressure outcomes in each trimester, and blood glucose in the second trimester.
resultsCompared to pre-pregnancy, physical activity was lower in each trimester, and sedentary behavior was higher in each trimester (p<0.05). Increasing physical activity from pre-pregnancy levels was associated with lower first trimester SBP (p<0.05). Unexpectedly, higher pre-pregnancy physical activity was associated with higher SBP in the first trimester (p=0.02) and higher weight gain in the third trimester (p=0.02). Higher and increasing sedentary behavior was associated with greater weight gain in the third trimester (p=0.03).
conclusionFuture research should investigate the opportune time (before or during pregnancy) to deliver behavior modification interventions that could prevent excessive gestational weight gain or elevated blood pressure to improve maternal health outcomes.
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