Leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study
Fuente:
Redalyc
Enregistré dans:
| Auteur principal: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Artículo científico |
| Langue: | en |
| Publié: |
Universidade de São Paulo
2007
|
| Sujets: | |
| Accès en ligne: | |
| Tags: |
Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!
|
| _version_ | 1876483726221770752 |
|---|---|
| author | Marlos Rodrigues Domingues |
| author_facet | Marlos Rodrigues Domingues |
| contents | Leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study Marlos Rodrigues Domingues Aluísio J D Barros Salud Exercise Exertion Population based studies Pregnant women OBJECTIVE: Physical activity during pregnancy is a poorly investigated subject on population level. The study aimed to describe duration, type and frequency of leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy, and to explore its associated factors.METHODS: A population-based study was carried out during 2004 in Southern Brazil. A total of 4,471 mothers were interviewed soon after delivery. Physical activity was measured using a questionnaire, developed for the study. Results were obtained by Poisson regression.RESULTS: In the sample, 14.8% of women reported to engage in some type of physical activity prior to pregnancy and 12.9% during pregnancy. In the fi rst trimester, 10.4% of all mothers engaged in some type of physical activity; 8.5% in the second trimester and 6.5% in the third trimester. Only 194 mothers (4.3%) were active during the whole pregnancy. In the adjusted analysis, leisure-time physical activity was positively associated with schooling, physical activity advice during prenatal care, and family income (p<0.001), being employed during pregnancy (p=0.05), and number of pregnancies (p=0.02). Walking was the most frequent activity.CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of leisure-time physical activity is low among Brazilian pregnant women. Although physical activity is not perceived as being pregnancy-threatening, and current guidelines recommend it, this population’s behavior does not seem to be changing. Active lifestyle for both pregnant women and future mothers should be encouraged. 2007 artículo científico 0034-8910 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=67240195002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=672 Revista de Saúde Pública application/pdf Universidade de São Paulo Revista de Saúde Pública (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.41 |
| format | Artículo científico |
| id | redalyc_67240195002 |
| institution | Redalyc |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 2007 |
| publisher | Universidade de São Paulo |
| spellingShingle | Leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study Marlos Rodrigues Domingues Salud Exercise Exertion Population based studies Pregnant women Leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study Marlos Rodrigues Domingues Aluísio J D Barros Salud Exercise Exertion Population based studies Pregnant women OBJECTIVE: Physical activity during pregnancy is a poorly investigated subject on population level. The study aimed to describe duration, type and frequency of leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy, and to explore its associated factors.METHODS: A population-based study was carried out during 2004 in Southern Brazil. A total of 4,471 mothers were interviewed soon after delivery. Physical activity was measured using a questionnaire, developed for the study. Results were obtained by Poisson regression.RESULTS: In the sample, 14.8% of women reported to engage in some type of physical activity prior to pregnancy and 12.9% during pregnancy. In the fi rst trimester, 10.4% of all mothers engaged in some type of physical activity; 8.5% in the second trimester and 6.5% in the third trimester. Only 194 mothers (4.3%) were active during the whole pregnancy. In the adjusted analysis, leisure-time physical activity was positively associated with schooling, physical activity advice during prenatal care, and family income (p<0.001), being employed during pregnancy (p=0.05), and number of pregnancies (p=0.02). Walking was the most frequent activity.CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of leisure-time physical activity is low among Brazilian pregnant women. Although physical activity is not perceived as being pregnancy-threatening, and current guidelines recommend it, this population’s behavior does not seem to be changing. Active lifestyle for both pregnant women and future mothers should be encouraged. 2007 artículo científico 0034-8910 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=67240195002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=672 Revista de Saúde Pública application/pdf Universidade de São Paulo Revista de Saúde Pública (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.41 |
| title | Leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study |
| topic | Salud Exercise Exertion Population based studies Pregnant women |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=67240195002 |