Impact of an Exercise Intervention on Physical Activity During Pregnancy

The Behaviors Affecting Baby and You Study

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ID11037814
AuthorsMarquis Hawkins (0000-0002-8633-556X, Marquis Hawkins, Lisa Chasan-Taber, and Edward Stanek are with the Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Bess Marcus is with the Department Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Barry Braun is with the Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts. Joe Ciccolo is with Teachers College,...), Lisa Chasan-Taber (Marquis Hawkins, Lisa Chasan-Taber, and Edward Stanek are with the Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Bess Marcus is with the Department Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Barry Braun is with the Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts. Joe Ciccolo is with Teachers College,...), Lisa Chasan‐Taber (0000-0002-2809-0744, Department of Health), Bess H Marcus (0000-0002-9440-924X, Department of Health), Bess Marcus (0000-0002-4993-9866, Marquis Hawkins, Lisa Chasan-Taber, and Edward Stanek are with the Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Bess Marcus is with the Department Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Barry Braun is with the Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts. Joe Ciccolo is with Teachers College,...), Edward J Stanek (Department of Health), Edward Stanek (Marquis Hawkins, Lisa Chasan-Taber, and Edward Stanek are with the Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Bess Marcus is with the Department Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Barry Braun is with the Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts. Joe Ciccolo is with Teachers College,...), Barry Braun (0000-0001-7993-2211, Marquis Hawkins, Lisa Chasan-Taber, and Edward Stanek are with the Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Bess Marcus is with the Department Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Barry Braun is with the Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts. Joe Ciccolo is with Teachers College,...), Joe Ciccolo (Marquis Hawkins, Lisa Chasan-Taber, and Edward Stanek are with the Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Bess Marcus is with the Department Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Barry Braun is with the Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts. Joe Ciccolo is with Teachers College,...), Glenn Markenson (0000-0001-7018-7737, Marquis Hawkins, Lisa Chasan-Taber, and Edward Stanek are with the Division of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Bess Marcus is with the Department Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine. Barry Braun is with the Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts. Joe Ciccolo is with Teachers College,...)
Year2014
Volume104
Issue10
Pagese74-e81
Publication date2014-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2014.302072
PMID25122031
PMCIDPMC4167076
OpenAlexW2008102284
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited35

Objectives. We examined the impact of a prenatal exercise intervention on physical activity in 260 women at risk for gestational diabetes mellitus. Methods. We randomized participants in the Behaviors Affecting Baby and You (BABY) Study, which took place from 2007 to 2012, to either a 12-week individually tailored, motivationally matched exercise intervention (n = 132) or to a comparison health and wellness intervention (n = 128). We assessed physical activity with the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire. We used linear mixed models to evaluate the impact of the interventions on change in physical activity according to intensity and type, total walking, and sedentary behavior. Results. Compared with the health and wellness arm, the exercise arm had significantly greater increases in sports or exercise activity (0.3 vs 5.3 metabolic equivalent of task [MET] hours/week; P Conclusions. These findings extend the previous literature by demonstrating the benefits of a clinically feasible exercise intervention in an ethnically and socio-economically diverse population. Given the increased risk of adverse maternal health outcomes in ethnic minority groups, these findings may have important implications for reducing health disparities

Environmental health · Intervention (counseling) · Obstetrics · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Birth, Development, and Health · Demography · Gestational Diabetes Research and Management · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Gerontology

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