Interventions to improve physical activity during pregnancy: a systematic review on issues of internal and external validity using the RE‐AIM framework

• Published in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Vol. 124; no. 4; pp. 573 - 583
• Main Authors: Craike, M, Hill, B, Gaskin, CJ, Skouteris, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Female; Health Promotion - methods; Humans; Internal/external validity; Intervention; physical activity; Pregnancy; Reproducibility of Results; RE‐AIM; Systematic review; translation; translation; Internal/external validity; RE-AIM; intervention; pregnancy; physical activity

Background Physical activity (PA) during pregnancy has significant health benefits for the mother and her child; however, many women reduce their activity levels during pregnancy and most are not sufficiently active. Given the important health benefits of PA during pregnancy, evidence that supports...