Physical Activity in Pregnancy and Postpartum (PAiPP) Special Interest Group
We cordially invite all stakeholders involved in the field of physical activity during pregnancy and postpartum – including researchers, exercise professionals, elite sports coaches, and perinatal care specialists – to join us in establishing a global platform for the exchange of research concepts and evidence-based knowledge. In collaboration with ECSS members and partner bodies, such as the American College of Sports Medicine’s Pregnancy and Postpartum Special Interest Group, our objectives are:
- To initiate international research projects examining the effects of physical activity on pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, the development of offspring, and other aspects of reproductive health.
- To support the prevention of infertility, pregnancy-related ailments, and non-communicable diseases in mothers and children through active lifestyles.
- To foster educational and practical activities that advocate for a healthy, active lifestyle during the perinatal period worldwide, including in the least developed countries.
- Discussion on global initiatives promoting physical activity during pregnancy and after childbirth and supporting women’s reproductive health.
Date: Thursday, 3 July
Time: 18.30-19.30.
Session room: Porto
To warm up, join us at this year’s ECSS congress for an invited symposium IS-MH02 titled “International perspective on how PA impacts mother, cord, & baby metabolome & inflammation: Date: 01.07.2025, Time: 13:30 – 14:45, Session room: Arco
We look forward to your participation at the first meeting of the PAiPP SIG and to advancing this important field together!
Chaired by:
Assoc. prof. Anna Szumilewicz
Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport,
Polish Society of Sports Medicine (PTMS)
Poland
Assoc. prof. Rita Santos-Rocha
Santarém Polytechnic University – Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior (ESDRM)
SPRINT Sport Physical Activity and Health Research and Innovation Center
Portugal
These initiatives are co-financed by the Minister of Science under the ‘Regional Excellence Initiative’ programme, Poland (within the “NEPPE – global promotion” project, PI: Anna Szumilewicz)
and by national funds through FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., Portugal (within the project Active Pregnancy [2023.14896.PEX], PI: Rita Santos Rocha).
