ArticleJournal of sport and health science2021
Associations of physical activity, sedentary time, and physical fitness with mental health during pregnancy: The GESTAFIT project.
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- Effects of Sedentary Behavior on the Complications Experienced by Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of regular exercise on general and mental fatigue and motivation during pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- Exercise, Mediterranean Diet Adherence or Both during Pregnancy to Prevent Postpartum Depression-GESTAFIT Trial Secondary Analyses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Associations of Mediterranean diet with psychological ill-being and well-being throughout the pregnancy course: The GESTAFIT project.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Trial
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- Mental health in early pregnancy: Interplay of objectively measured lifestyles, gut microbiota, and metabolomics.iScience · 2026Article
- Maternal sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in early to mid-pregnancy and obstetric outcomes: a cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Symptom network analysis of pregnancy stress, depressive symptoms and quality of life: a cross-sectional study of pregnant women in Xinjiang, China, 2023-2024.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- A machine learning-based framework for predicting postpartum chronic pain: a retrospective study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Article
- The relationship between physical exercise and psychological capital in college students: the mediating role of perceived social support and self-control.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Dose-response relationship between sedentary time and anxiety and the moderating effect of a 10-min walk: a cross-sectional study.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- The relationship between physical activity and depression in college students: the parallel mediating role of mindfulness and life satisfaction.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Associations of maternal sedentary behavior and physical activity levels in early to mid-pregnancy with infant outcomes: A cohort study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
- The Role of Physical Fitness in Emotional Well-Being and Distress during Pregnancy: The GESTAFIT Project.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Associations of Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors with Depressive Symptoms and Mood Disturbance Throughout Pregnancy.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2024Observational
- Relationship between first trimester physical activity and premature rupture of membranes: a birth cohort study in Chinese women.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Physical Activity in Work and Leisure Time during Pregnancy, and Its Influence on Maternal Health and Perinatal Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Physical activity trajectory during pregnancy and associations with maternal fatigue using a growth mixture modeling approach.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Physical activity and depression of Chinese college students: chain mediating role of rumination and anxiety.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study was aimed to analyze the associations of objectively measured physical activity (PA), sedentary time, and physical fitness with mental health in the early second trimester (16 ± 2 gestational weeks) of pregnancy.
methodsFrom 229 women initially contacted, 124 pregnant women participated in the present cross-sectional study. Data were collected between November 2015 and March 2017. The participants wore Actigraph GT3X+ Triaxial accelerometers for 9 consecutive days to objectively measure their PA levels and sedentary time. A performance-based test battery was used to measure physical fitness. Self-report questionnaires assessed psychological ill-being (i.e., negative affect, anxiety, and depression), and psychological well-being (i.e., emotional intelligence, resilience, and positive affect). Linear regression analyses were adjusted for age, educational level, accelerometer wear time, miscarriages, and low back pain.
resultsModerate-to-vigorous PA was negatively associated with depression (β = -0.222, adjusted R
conclusionAn active lifestyle characterized by higher levels of moderate-to-vigorous PA and lower levels of sedentary time during pregnancy might modestly improve the mental health of pregnant women. Although previous research has focused on the benefits of cardiorespiratory exercise, the present study shows that only upper-body flexibility is related to emotional regulation in early pregnant women. If the present findings are corroborated in further experimental research, physical exercise programs should focus on enhancing flexibility to promote improvements in emotional regulation during early second-trimester of pregnancy.
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