Question What are the attitudes, barriers and enablers to physical activity perceived by
pregnant women? Design In a systematic literature review, eight electronic databases were …

Objectives Identify perceived barriers to leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy to
inform future interventions aimed at improving physical activity levels in pregnancy. Design …

Diabetes is fast gaining the status of a potential epidemic in India with more than 62 million
diabetic individuals currently diagnosed with the disease. 1, 2 In 2000, India (31.7 million) …

Introducción: Las múltiples ventajas que aporta a la salud la práctica de una actividad física
de forma continuada son conocidas. Aunque es importante en todas las etapas de la vida …

Objective To determine the feasibility and effectiveness of an mH ealth intervention
promoting healthy diet, physical activity and gestational weight gain in pregnant women …

Background: Physical exercise helps to maintain a healthy lifestyle and its practice is
recommended for women during pregnancy as a means of limiting the negative effects on …

Background: Several studies about humans and animals have separately examined the
effects of prenatal nutrition and stress on fetal development, pregnancy, and birth outcomes …

Introduction Obesity in Sweden has doubled to 14% over the last 20 years. New strategies
for treatment and prevention are needed. Excessive gestational weight gain has been found …

Introduction Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a serious pregnancy disorder, which is
linked to stillbirth, birth damage and later development of type 2 diabetes. Rates of GDM …

Background: Different types of nutrients in adequate amounts are required to meet the
increased demands of the mother and the developing fetus. Therefore, we examined the …