Impact of an exercise intervention on physical activity during pregnancy: The behaviors affecting baby and you study

M. Hawkins, L. Chasan-Taber, B. Marcus, E. Stanek, B. Braun, J. Ciccolo and G. Markenson

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 10, e74-e81

Abstract: Methods: We randomized participants in the Behaviors Affecting Baby and You (BABY) Study, which took place from 2007 to 2012, to either a 12-week individually tailored, motivationally matched exercise intervention (n = 132) or to a comparison health and wellness intervention (n = 128). We assessed physical activity with the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire. We used linear mixed models to evaluate the impact of the interventions on change in physical activity according to intensity and type, total walking, and sedentary behavior.

Keywords: adolescent; adult; article; controlled clinical trial; controlled study; exercise; female; health behavior; health education; human; motivation; organization and management; pregnancy; pregnancy diabetes mellitus; randomized controlled trial; risk factor; sedentary lifestyle; socioeconomics; young adult, Adolescent; Adult; Diabetes, Gestational; Exercise; Female; Goals; Health Behavior; Health Education; Humans; Motivation; Pregnancy; Risk Factors; Sedentary Lifestyle; Socioeconomic Factors; Young Adult (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302072

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