RT Journal Article
T1 Physical Activity in Work and Leisure Time during Pregnancy, and Its Influence on Maternal Health and Perinatal Outcomes
A1 González-Mesa, Ernesto Santiago
K1 Embarazo
K1 Ejercicio físico
AB Physical inactivity during pregnancy has been shown to be linked to anincreased risk of complications. However, during pregnancy, doubts arise about what type, intensityand frequency of physical activity are most recommended. Objective: Our main objective was toknow the level of physical activity (PA) and sedentary lifestyle in a representative sample of pregnantwomen in Málaga, one of the most populated cities in Spain. Also, we aimed to find out the effects ofPA on obstetric and perinatal outcomes and on the mental health of pregnant women, differentiatedaccording to PA intensity and domain. Methods: Five hundred and forty full-term pregnant womenwho had their obstetric checks in the maternity ward of the Regional University Hospital of Málagawere recruited through consecutive sampling. Participants answered a questionnaire that includedthe WHO Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ), the Edinburgh Depression Scale (EDS), theGeneralized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) and some other sociodemographic and health-relatedquestions. Subsequently, information about perinatal outcomes was obtained after birth. Results:Only 50.8% of women followed the WHO recommendations on activity. We found a high proportionof obese pregnant women and a direct effect of a sedentary lifestyle on the rate of cesarean sectionsand vulvovaginal tears in spontaneous births, as well as on the mental health of future mothers.Women’s age, the number of children, BMI at the beginning of pregnancy and leisure time physicalactivity (LTPA) explained anxiety scores, and age, LTPA, BMI at the end of pregnancy and intensework-related physical activity (WTPA) predicted depression scores. Conclusions: LTPA improvesobstetric outcomes, helping to reduce the rate of cesarean sections and vulvovaginal tears, as well asreducing prenatal anxiety and depression.
PB MDPI
YR 2024
FD 2024-01-26
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30356
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/30356
LA eng
NO González-Cazorla, E.; Brenes-Romero, A.P.; Sánchez-Gómez, M.J.; Estévez-Ruiz, E.; Díaz-Enjuto, A.; Cantón-Cisneros, A.; Lubián-López, D.; Mozas-Moreno, J.; González-Mesa, E.S. Physical Activity in Work and Leisure Time during Pregnancy, and Its Influence on Maternal Health and Perinatal Outcomes. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 723.
NO Plan Propio de investigación de la Universidad de Málaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026