ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Healthcare Professionals' Attitudes and Practices According to Their Recommendations on Exercise during the First Trimester of Pregnancy: A Greek Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Exercise Interventions and Pregnancy-Related Back Pain: Evidence and Gaps From a Systematic Review.International journal of public health · 2026Pooled it
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- Reimagining prenatal physical activity and exercise as potential therapeutic strategy in promoting maternal health.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Exploring the relationship between perceived social support and pregnant women's physical activity behavior: a chain-mediated effect test.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Exploring primary health care nurses' perceptions of cervical cancer screening in Leribe, Lesotho.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study is to investigate healthcare professionals' attitudes and practices when it comes to their recommendations on exercise during the first trimester of pregnancy and to highlight the factors that influence or predict these attitudes.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2022 and March 2023, on a sample of 237 Greek healthcare professionals (midwives and obstetricians) employed in healthcare settings in Attica/Greece. In the statistical analysis, eight independent models of multivariate analyses of variance were conducted.
resultsOnly half of the participants (54.89%) report that they recommend exercise to pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy. The majority do not routinely recommend a specific frequency and duration of exercise. Participants who believe that exercise during pregnancy is of little benefit to pregnant women were less likely to recommend the following, in the first trimester of pregnancy: (a) exercise in general (
conclusionsI this study, a significant proportion of health professionals' attitudes appear to diverge from the recommendations set forth by international scientific bodies regarding exercise during pregnancy. Furthermore, health professionals' beliefs regarding the benefits of exercise during pregnancy, along with their familiarity with international guidelines, appear to influence their usual practices in recommending exercise during the first trimester of pregnancy to pregnant women.
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