Reducing the decline in physical activity during pregnancy: a systematic review of behaviour change interventions.

PURPOSE: Physical activity (PA) typically declines throughout pregnancy. Low levels of PA are associated with excessive weight gain and subsequently increase risk of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, hypertension disorders, delivery by caesarean section and stillbirth. Systematic reviews...

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Main Authors: Sinead Currie, Marlene Sinclair, Marie H Murphy, Elaine Madden, Lynn Dunwoody, Dianne Liddle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3682976?pdf=render