A new look at exercise and sports during and postpartum
03.04.2025, 15:00 – 16:30 CET
Language of the webinar: Polish
Host:
assoc. prof. Anna Szumilewicz, PhD, Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport, Vice-Chair for Sport for all in the Council for the Education and Development of Physical Culture Personnel at the Minister of Sport and Tourism in Poland, Chair of the Subcommittee for International Cooperation in the Special Interest Group for „Pregnancy and Postpartum” at the American College of Sports Medicine, USA.
The Panellists:
Prof. Piotr Sieroszewski, President of the Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (PTGiP), Head of the 1st Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Fetal Medicine and Gynecology, Medical University of Lodz, Treasurer of the European Board & College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG)
Prof. Ewa Kwiatkowska, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
Prof. Tomasz Kostka, President of the Polish Society of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lodz
Małgorzata Perl, MSc, President of the Exercise is Medicine Poland Foundation. Originator and partner of the “Activity at any age” program, pioneer of the Medical Fitness project in Poland, owner of PERŁA PRO – Lifestyle Medicine Center
Izabela Dembińska, MSc, midwife, psychologist, trainer of conscious work with the body in the perinatal period, author of training for professionals „Medical Pregnancy Training” and „Birth is movement”
Renata Mauer-Różańska, MSc, Chairwoman of the Women’s Sports Commission in the Polish Olympic Committee, Olympian, multiple medalist of the Olympic Games and other most important world sports events in sports shooting, coach, lecturer at the Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
A new look at exercise and sports during pregnancy and postpartum.
Today, no one questions that physical activity determines the proper course of pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period, as well as the development of the child. Despite this, so many myths and unfounded opinions have arisen on this topic that women do not really know what they can or should not do during pregnancy. In turn, after childbirth, they often wonder for too long when and how to return to exercise.
In this webinar, we will address many controversial issues, including exercise intensity, training load, abdominal and pelvic floor exercises. We will propose solutions for undertaking exercises that support the health of the mother and child. We will also discuss solutions for training programs at the highest sports level and the current barriers in combining a professional career with motherhood.
The starting point for the discussion will be the Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (PTGiP) and Polish Society of Sports Medicine (PTMS) recommendations on physical activity during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Our panelists are outstanding experts, scientists, doctors and practitioners, both in the field of gynecology and obstetrics, sports medicine, as well as specialists in the field of health-promoting physical activity and competitive sports.
If you are interested in exercise or sports during and after pregnancy, this webinar is for you. We will share our knowledge and experiences, but we are also happy to listen to the questions and needs of various stakeholders. We invite you.
The webinar is intended primarily for future and young parents, instructors and trainers, as well as doctors, midwives and physiotherapists.
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).
