Determinants of physical activity frequency and provider advice during pregnancy

Autor: Eilann C. Santo, Peter W. Forbes, Emily Oken, Mandy B. Belfort
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-017-1460-z
Popis: Abstract Background Our aims were to (1) describe the frequency of physical activity and prenatal healthcare provider advice about physical activity during pregnancy and (2) examine determinants and correlates of 3rd trimester physical activity and receipt of physical activity advice. Methods We analyzed data from the 2008 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. We studied 2669 women from North Carolina and Colorado with data on physical activity frequency in the 3 months prior to pregnancy and during the 3rd trimester and 1584 women from Oklahoma with data on provider advice regarding physical activity during pregnancy. Respondents reported physical activity, defined as 30 min or more of exercise/physical activity (excluding vocationally related activity), in in these categories:
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