Exercise during pregnancy and postpartum: Let’s get moving

01.04.2025, 19:00 – 20:00  CET

Host: 

Hanlie Moss, PhD: Professor at the North-West University, Potchefstroom in the research entity for Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation is also a registered Biokineticist with interest in physical activity  during pregnancy and postpartum, as well as the development of risk factors for lifestyle diseases during this period. 

The Panellists:

• Welma Lubbe, PhD: A professor of Nursing at the North-West University, Potchefstroom, qualified as a midwife and specialising in birth and neonatal outcomes. 
• Kayla Forbes, Reg Biokineticist: Co-owner and practitioner of Fit4Two. A specialised Biokinetics practice presenting exercise programs during pregnancy and postpartum. 

To attend this webinar you don’t need to register. Just use the link below at 19.00 CET, April, 1, 2025

What will this webinar be about?

The aim of this webinar is to prove an overview of the current levels of physical activity within the South Africa context, the barriers and perceptions about being physically active and performing exercise. A presentation on the effects of exercise during pregnancy on birth and post natal outcomes will also be presented, with a practical approach to round of the webinar on how to promote regular physical activity and establish and sustain exercise during pregnancy ad postpartum. 

During the panel discussion, we will talk about the specific context of South Africa related to engaging with exercise during pregnancy, the perceptions around doing exercise and the longterm outcomes related to both the mother and the newborn. 

Target audience: 

Future and current mothers, pregnant women, families, coaches, exercise and health professionals, and midwives. 

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).