Revista de Saúde Pública | |
Leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy in the 2004 Pelotas Birth Cohort Study | |
Marlos Rodrigues Domingues1  Aluísio J D Barros1  | |
[1] ,Universidade Federal de Pelotas Programa de Pós-Graduação em Epidemiologia Pelotas RS ,Brasil | |
关键词: Exercise; Exertion; Pregnant women; Socioeconomic factors; Epidemiologic studies; Observational studies; Physical activity; Population-based studies; Physical fitness; Exercício; Esforço físico; Gestantes; Fatores socioeconômicos; Estudos epidemiológicos; Estudos observacionais; Atividade física; Estudos populacionais; Aptidão física; | |
DOI : 10.1590/S0034-89102007000200002 | |
来源: SciELO | |
【 摘 要 】
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 first 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.
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