“We need more guidance, more encouragement and empowerment for what our bodies are capable of”, pregnant and postpartum women’s knowledge and experiences of receiving physical activity guidance and support on the island of Ireland: an online survey s
93% of women surveyed could not accurately state the PA guidelines for pregnancy and postpartum. Largely, maternity care delivered on the island of Ireland does not include PA guidance or support. Recommendations are proposed to improve PA guidance and support provided during pregnancy and following childbirth on the island of Ireland.
Authors
- Elizabeth Deery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2492-8001)
- Ben Fitzpatrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6355-9272)
- Sinéad Currie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7565-4012)
- Maria Faulkner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4845-1401)
Institutions
- University of Stirling (GB)
- University of Ulster (GB)
- Western Health and Social Care Trust (GB)
- Center for Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences (RS)
- Technological University Dublin (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07725-7
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.17