Influence of pregnancy related anthropometric changes on plantar pressure distribution during gait-A follow-up study.
Agata MasłońAgnieszka SuderMarta CuryłoBarbara FrączekMarcin SalamagaYuri IvanenkoWanda Forczek-KarkoszPublished in: PloS one (2022)
The findings provided the characteristics of the relative foot areas loading throughout pregnancy. Growing abdominal size increases the risk of medial arch flattening, which can result in less stable gait. The observed increase in foot angle in late pregnancy may constitute a strategy to enhance gait stability.