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 …

Background The perinatal period, from pregnancy to the first year postpartum, is a
transitional period that can result in anxiety and stress for some women. Perinatal anxiety …

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

Background With the increase use of convenience food and eating outside the home
environment being linked to the obesity epidemic, the need to assess and monitor …

Background In recent reviews of available measures, no existing measures assessed all
four pillars of food security and most only assessed one or two pillars–predominantly the …

Stressful events during prenatal and postpartum have been associated with an increase in
the susceptibility to the onset of various diseases, threatening mental and physical health of …

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 …

Interventions have modest impact on reducing excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) in
pregnant women with overweight/obesity. This two-arm feasibility randomized control trial …

Walking is the most commonly chosen type of physical activity (PA) during pregnancy and
provides several health benefits to both mother and child. National initiatives have promoted …

Introduction Food insecurity (FI), an inadequate access to healthy, affordable food, is a
public health concern primarily driven by material hardship. Optimal antenatal nutrition …