An umbrella review of systematic reviews on interventions of physical activity before pregnancy, during pregnancy, and postpartum to control and/or reduce weight gain.
Andrea Grau GonzálezAna Sánchez Del PinoAmezcua-Prieto CBirgitte Møller LuefChristina Anne VinterJan Stener JorgensenLuz García-ValdésPublished in: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (2024)
Women who comply with the PA program and recommendations are more likely to achieve adequate GWG and return to their pre-pregnancy body mass index after delivery. Further research is warranted to explore how preconception PA influences pregnancy and postpartum outcomes given the absence of identified preconception-focused interventions.
Keyphrases
- body mass index
- weight gain
- physical activity
- pregnancy outcomes
- preterm birth
- birth weight
- systematic review
- pregnant women
- meta analyses
- weight loss
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- type diabetes
- quality improvement
- metabolic syndrome
- randomized controlled trial
- clinical practice
- skeletal muscle
- gestational age
- insulin resistance