ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity and sedentary behavior during pregnancy: a prospective study.
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- More sedentary behavior and lower physical activity levels in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on Dutch General Practitioner Prenatal Primary Care: Retrospective, Observational Cohort Study Using an Interrupted Time-Series Approach.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2025Article
- Patterns of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep across pregnancy before and during two COVID pandemic years.Midwifery · 2025Observational
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal-fetal outcomes in a nonepidemic designated hospital: a retrospective study and clinical experience summary.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Contactless exercise intervention in prenatal and postnatal period during COVID-19 lowers the risk of postpartum depression.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effect of Particulate Matter 2.5 on Fetal Growth in Male and Preterm Infants through Oxidative Stress.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Gestational diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: The epidemic during the pandemic.World journal of diabetes · 2023Review
- 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
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Abstract
backgroundPrior studies evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pregnancy physical activity (PA) have largely been limited to internet-based surveys not validated for use in pregnancy.
methodsThis study used data from the Pregnancy PA Questionnaire Validation study conducted from 2019-2021. A prospective cohort of 50 pregnant women completed the Pregnancy PA Questionnaire (PPAQ), validated for use in pregnancy, in early, mid, and late pregnancy and wore an ActiGraph GT3X-BT for seven days. COVID-19 impact was defined using a fixed date of onset (March 13, 2020) and a self-reported date. Multivariable linear mixed effects regression models adjusted for age, early pregnancy BMI, gestational age, and parity.
resultsHigher sedentary behavior (14.2 MET-hrs/wk, 95% CI: 2.3, 26.0) and household/caregiving PA (34.4 MET-hrs/wk, 95% CI: 8.5, 60.3 and 25.9 MET-hrs/wk, 95% CI: 0.9, 50.9) and lower locomotion (-8.0 h/wk, 95% CI: -15.7, -0.3) and occupational PA (-34.5 MET-hrs/wk, 95% CI: -61.9, -7.0 and -30.6 MET-hrs/wk, 95% CI: -51.4, -9.8) was observed in middle and late pregnancy, respectively, after COVID-19 vs. before. There was no impact on steps/day or meeting American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines.
conclusionsProactive approaches for the promotion of pregnancy PA during pandemic-related restrictions are critically needed.
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