Physical Activity Beliefs, Barriers, and Enablers among Postpartum Women

Evenson, Kelly R.; Aytur, Semra; Borodulin, Katja

doi:10.1089/jwh.2008.1309

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“…This is consistent with sociological evidence that women do the lion share of young infants' care, which reduces the time that they can devote to leisure -including activities that feature MVPA (Craig 2007). Other potential reasons include a higher post-partum prevalence of overweight, tiredness and mobility restrictions amongst women (Evenson et al 2009). Second, the pattern of change in the frequency of MVPA differs by sex across the transition to parenthood: women experience a smooth declining trend before and after the birth of the first child, whereas men experience an abrupt fall in the year immediately after.…”

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Long-term dynamics in physical activity behaviour across the transition to parenthood

Perales

Pozo-Cruz

2015

Int J Public Health

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Long-term dynamics in physical activity behaviour across the transition to parenthood

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Pozo-Cruz

2015

Int J Public Health

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“…Mothers report barriers to regular exercise, such as lack of time due to care-giving, household and work responsibilities, no one with whom to exercise (a lack of social support), lack of child-care, and poor health (Evenson, Aytur, & Borodulin, 2009;Albright, Maddock, & Nigg, 2005;Pereira et al, 2007). Many of these barriers, particularly isolation and lack of time, are also components of general parenting stress (Williford, Calkins, & Keane, 2007;Horowitz & Damato, 1999;George, 2005).…”

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Maternal Stress, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index During New Mothers' First Year Postpartum

2010

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We evaluated associations of parenting stress, including depressive symptoms, with 51 first-time mothers' light and moderate physical activity and body mass index during the first year postpartum. The Parenting Stress Index and 24-hour physical activity recalls were completed during the first year postpartum (mean time elapsed since birth: 6 months). Direct relationships between identified variables were tested, and then hierarchical linear regression was used to assess hypothesized relationships among body mass index, physical activity, and parenting stress. Effects of parenting stress on the relationships between postpartum body mass index, light physical activity, and moderate physical activity were evaluated after controlling for factors known to be associated with overweight and low levels of physical activity in women. Mean postpartum body mass index = 27.4 kg/m² ± 7.7, range = 18-50 kg/m². Mean reported hours of light physical activity = 11.2 ± 3.0, and moderate physical activity = 4.5 ± 3.0 per day. Postpartum body mass index was not associated with parenting stress, but was positively related to higher pre-pregnancy body mass index (r = .89, p < .01) and light physical activity (r = .32, p < .05), and was negatively related to moderate physical activity (r = -25, p < .08). Higher postpartum body mass index (β = .27, p < .05), less concern regarding parenting competence (β = -.95, p < .001), and more depressive symptoms (β = .66, p < .01) were associated with more light physical activity (R² = .48, p < .001). More moderate physical activity (R² = .45, p < .001) was associated with lower postpartum body mass index (β = -.27, p < .05), more concern about parenting competence (β = 1.0, p < .001), and less depressive symptoms (β = -.68, p < .01). Higher postpartum body mass index (R² = .89, p < .001) was associated with higher pre-pregnancy body mass index (β = .99, p < .001), more pregnancy weight gain (β = .22, p < .001), less attachment (β = -.68, p < .01), and less social isolation (β = -.13, p < .02). These data suggest that interventions that target parenting stress and depressive symptoms in addition to physical activity are needed to prevent development of overweight in new mothers.

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“…Similarly, in a study by Evenson et al [38], very low moderate activity was reported at 12-month postpartum. Similar to Kulkarni et al [39], we also found no significant change in the percent lean mass although their longitudinal study was performed on low-income group of Indian mothers.…”

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A Cross-Sectional Study of Postpartum Changes in Bone Status in Indian Mothers

Kajale

Khadilkar

Chiplonkar

et al. 2015

J Obstet Gynecol India

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Background Bone turnover is high during lactation. However, studies on bone status of Indian urban mothers are scarce. Hence, the objective was to conduct a crosssectional study on the lactation-related changes in bone health status of Indian mothers postpartum using Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) at 3 time points: within a week of delivery, at 1-and 3-years postpartum. We also explored the association of dietary calcium intake, physical activity, serum vitamin D status, and dietary traditional food supplements (Dietary Food supplements) with bone health. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted; 300 full-term, healthy primiparous women (28.6 ± 3.4 year) were randomly selected and categorized into 3 groups: 128 mothers within 7 days of delivery (Group A), 88 with 1-year-old children (B), and 84 with 3-year-old children (C). Anthropometry, lactation history, physical activity, diet, biochemical tests (vitamin D, parathyroid hormone), body composition, areal bone mineral density (a-BMD) at total body (TB), AP spine (APS), and dual neck femur (DF) were assessed by DXA (GE-Lunar DPX). Results Significantly higher APS-BMD (mean ± SD) was observed in Group C (1.107 ± 0.098 g/cm 2 ) than that in A (1.045 ± 0.131 g/cm 2 ) (p \ 0.05). When adjusted for breastfeeding practices, mean (±standard error) APS-BMD was lowest in women in Group A (1.024 ± 0.013 g/cm 2 ),

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Physical Activity Beliefs, Barriers, and Enablers among Postpartum Women

Abstract: A number of barriers and enablers were identified for physical activity, most of which were consistent at 3 and 12 months postpartum. This study provides information to create more successful interventions to help women be physically active postpartum.

Cited by 134 publications

References 48 publications

Long-term dynamics in physical activity behaviour across the transition to parenthood

Long-term dynamics in physical activity behaviour across the transition to parenthood

Maternal Stress, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index During New Mothers' First Year Postpartum

A Cross-Sectional Study of Postpartum Changes in Bone Status in Indian Mothers

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