Movement-Based Interventions in Pregnancy
Physical activity during pregnancy is established to be a safe and effective strategy to improve maternal and neonatal health. The objective of this article was to investigate the effects of physical activity on the mother, foetus and delivery outcomes. We reviewed literature on physiological adapt...
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Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
2025-07-01
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| author | Karolina Smolińska Monika Gajda-Bathelt Monika Dąbek Tomasz Antczak Julia Kulczycka Zuzanna Perlicka Weronika Popow Michał Ciołkosz Katarzyna Jania Paulina Sadkowska |
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Physical activity during pregnancy is established to be a safe and effective strategy to improve maternal and neonatal health. The objective of this article was to investigate the effects of physical activity on the mother, foetus and delivery outcomes. We reviewed literature on physiological adaptations to exercise during pregnancy, maternal and foetal outcomes, and the influence of physical activity on labour duration, mode of delivery, oxytocin administration, perineal trauma, and other perinatal parameters. The findings suggest that regular, moderate physical activity may reduce the risk of gestational complications such as diabetes and hypertension, shorten labour duration, decrease the risk of operative delivery, reduce the need for analgesia and have a beneficial effect on the foetus. Further randomized controlled trials are required to confirm the association between physical activity and pregnancy outcomes, possibly including the differentiation between exercises of various intensity, as well as to provide standardized recommendations.
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| spelling | doaj-art-c18cd91cc5444d04ab3685caa2ba0dc92025-08-20T02:35:57ZengNicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńQuality in Sport2450-31182025-07-014310.12775/QS.2025.43.62341Movement-Based Interventions in PregnancyKarolina Smolińska0https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4115-0297Monika Gajda-Bathelt 1https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6231-607XMonika Dąbek2https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4403-556XTomasz Antczak3https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3407-0981Julia Kulczycka4https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9624-8273Zuzanna Perlicka5https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6153-7299Weronika Popow6https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6680-0750Michał Ciołkosz7https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7330-7069Katarzyna Jania8https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4399-1016Paulina Sadkowska9https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7409-2460University Clinical Centre of the Medical University of Warsaw, The Infant Jesus Clinical HospitalBeskid Oncology Center - Municipal Hospital of John Paul II in Bielsko-Biała Wyzwolenia 18, 43-300 Bielsko-BiałaMazovia Rehabilitation Center STOCER Włodzimierz Roefler Hospital Warsztatowa 1, 05-800 PruszkówWarsaw Medical UniversityMazovia Rehabilitation Center STOCER Włodzimierz Roefler Hospital Warsztatowa 1, 05-800 PruszkówBeskid Oncology Center - Municipal Hospital of John Paul II in Bielsko-Biała Wyzwolenia 18, 43-300 Bielsko-BiałaORLIK Medical Clinic Sp. z.o.o. Motorowa 6, 04-041 WarszawaCzerniakowski Hospital Stępińska 19/25, 00-739 WarszawaPowiatowe Centrum Zdrowia w Otwocku Sp. z.o.o. Batorego 44, 05-400 OtwockSamodzielny Publiczny Zespół Zakładów Opieki Zdrowotnej w Kozienicach Aleja Generała Władysława Sikorskiego 10, 26-900 Kozienice Physical activity during pregnancy is established to be a safe and effective strategy to improve maternal and neonatal health. The objective of this article was to investigate the effects of physical activity on the mother, foetus and delivery outcomes. We reviewed literature on physiological adaptations to exercise during pregnancy, maternal and foetal outcomes, and the influence of physical activity on labour duration, mode of delivery, oxytocin administration, perineal trauma, and other perinatal parameters. The findings suggest that regular, moderate physical activity may reduce the risk of gestational complications such as diabetes and hypertension, shorten labour duration, decrease the risk of operative delivery, reduce the need for analgesia and have a beneficial effect on the foetus. Further randomized controlled trials are required to confirm the association between physical activity and pregnancy outcomes, possibly including the differentiation between exercises of various intensity, as well as to provide standardized recommendations. https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/62341physical activitypregnancychildbirthmaternal healthlabour durationfoetal health |
| spellingShingle | Karolina Smolińska Monika Gajda-Bathelt Monika Dąbek Tomasz Antczak Julia Kulczycka Zuzanna Perlicka Weronika Popow Michał Ciołkosz Katarzyna Jania Paulina Sadkowska Movement-Based Interventions in Pregnancy Quality in Sport physical activity pregnancy childbirth maternal health labour duration foetal health |
| title | Movement-Based Interventions in Pregnancy |
| title_full | Movement-Based Interventions in Pregnancy |
| title_fullStr | Movement-Based Interventions in Pregnancy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Movement-Based Interventions in Pregnancy |
| title_short | Movement-Based Interventions in Pregnancy |
| title_sort | movement based interventions in pregnancy |
| topic | physical activity pregnancy childbirth maternal health labour duration foetal health |
| url | https://apcz.umk.pl/QS/article/view/62341 |
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