Physical Activity and Exercise during pregnancy and postpartum: evidence-based promotion of healthy lifestyles
31.03.2025, 15:00 CET
Host:
PhD Miguel Ángel Oviedo-Caro. Department of Physical Education and Sport fromt the University of Seville, Seville, Spain. Research group CTS-948 Physical Activity, Health and Sport from the University Pablo de Olavide, Seville, Spain.
The panellists:
Lidia Romero-Gallardo, PhD. Department of Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Almería, Almería, Spain. Research Group CTS-1024 SPORT from the University of Almería, Almería, Spain. OWA Formación y Entrenamiento, SL. Almería, Spain.
PhD Isabel Corrales-Gutierrez. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Seville. Responsible for the prenatal diagnosis unit at the Virgen Macarena University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
PhD Rubén Barakat Carballo. Research group AFIPE from the Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Science, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
PhD Gabriela De Roia. Laboratorio de Estudios en Actividad Física, Universidad de Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Scientific evidence highlights the potential benefits of being physically active during pregnancy, not only for pregnant women’s or foetus’ health, but also provides a long-term legacy of well-being for the child. Despite the multiple evidence, most pregnant women reduce their physical activity levels, failing to meet physical activity recommendations while increase the time spent in sedentary behaviours during pregnancy. Moreover, the number of pregnant women who reduce both frequency and intensity of exercise are still high. The promotion of physical activity and exercise during pregnancy and postpartum is essential to guarantee their proved benefits on health and quality of life for the two generations.
The webinar will present the results of multidisciplinary research explaining the impact of physical activity and exercise programmes on the health of mothers and children. Based on high impact projects such as ‘Barakat model’ from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, ‘GestaFit project’ from the University of Almería and the University of Granada, ‘The PregnActive project’ from the University of Seville and the University Pablo de Olavide, the webinar will show how scientific knowledge can shape practical guidelines for developing of supervised and non-supervised exercise programas, promoting healthy lifestyle changes, and developing a comprehensive treatment from the primary and specific health care settings.
In this webinar, a interdisciplinary approach allow audience to learn about the latest advances in the promotion of physical activity and exercise during pregnancy and postpartum from the perspective of exercise professionals who are experts in this field, as well as health professionals who work in units specialized in obstetrics care.
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).
