International Delphi study of clinical and exercise professionals’ opinion of physical activity prescreening and contraindications for participating in postpartum physical activity
This Delphi study recommends relative contraindications to MVPA for the first year postpartum that were incorporated into a postpartum MVPA pre-participation screening tool the Get Active Questionnaire for Postpartum.
Authors
- Stéphanie-May Ruchat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2140-7526)
- Emma Brockwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5517-8699)
- Christina Prevett
- Sinéad Dufour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9484-1606)
- Rita E. Deering (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8187-9971)
- Nicole Beamish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6775-3339)
- Radha Chari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6802-818X)
- Karen Fleming (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4564-4649)
- Michelle F. Mottola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8707-4656)
- Margie H. Davenport (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5627-5773)
- Shefali Christopher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0869-8856)
- Sarah Neil‐Sztramko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9600-3403)
- Anna Szumilewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3777-5697)
- Melanie Hayman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1469-3496)
- Amal Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4034-9074)
- Kirstin N. Lane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3786-8191)
- Kari Bø (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1176-9272)
- Kristi B. Adamo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7925-1889)
- Marlize De Vivo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7873-5985)
- Rita Santos‐Rocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7188-8383)
- Milena Forte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9387-0184)
- Émilie Brunet-Pagé
Institutions
- Tufts University (US)
- Western University (CA)
- Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- University of Victoria (CA)
- Carroll University (US)
- Akershus University Hospital (NO)
- Spirit AeroSystems (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Women and Children’s Health Research Institute (CA)
- Centre for Research in Anthropology (PT)
- Children’s Health Research Institute (CA)
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport (PL)
- Impact (CA)
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (CA)
- Sheffield Hallam University (GB)
- Central Queensland University (AU)
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NO)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-109104
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 13.15
Funders
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research