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Exercise in obese pregnant women: the role of social factors, lifestyle and pregnancy symptoms
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Foxcroft, KF and Rowlands, IJ and Byrne, NM and McIntyre, HD and Callaway, LK, BAMBINO group, Exercise in obese pregnant women: the role of social factors, lifestyle and pregnancy symptoms, Bmc Pregnancy, Childbirth and Neonatal Care, 11 pp. 1-7. ISSN 1471-2393 (2011) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1186/1471-2393-11-4
Abstract
Background: Physical activity may reduce the risk of adverse maternal outcomes, yet there are very few studies that have examined the correlates of exercise amongst obese women during pregnancy. We examined which relevant sociodemographic, obstetric, and health behaviour variables and pregnancy symptoms were associated with exercise in a small sample of obese pregnant women.
Methods: This was a secondary analysis using data from an exercise intervention for the prevention of gestational diabetes in obese pregnant women. Using the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ), 50 obese pregnant women were classified as "Exercisers" if they achieved ≥900 kcal/wk of exercise and "Non-Exercisers" if they did not meet this criterion. Analyses examined which relevant variables were associated with exercise status at 12, 20, 28 and 36 weeks gestation.
Results: Obese pregnant women with a history of miscarriage; who had children living at home; who had a lower pre-pregnancy weight; reported no nausea and vomiting; and who had no lower back pain, were those women who were most likely to have exercised in early pregnancy. Exercise in late pregnancy was most common among tertiary educated women.
Conclusions: Offering greater support to women from disadvantaged backgrounds and closely monitoring women who report persistent nausea and vomiting or lower back pain in early pregnancy may be important. The findings may be particularly useful for other interventions aimed at reducing or controlling weight gain in obese pregnant women.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Sports science and exercise |
Research Field: | Exercise physiology |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) |
Objective Field: | Women's and maternal health |
UTAS Author: | Byrne, NM (Professor Nuala Byrne) |
ID Code: | 123106 |
Year Published: | 2011 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 39 |
Deposited By: | Health Sciences |
Deposited On: | 2017-12-15 |
Last Modified: | 2018-01-02 |
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