Modifiable barriers to leisure-time physical activity during pregnancy: A qualitative study investigating first time mother's views and experiences

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Connelly, Megan ^a   Brown, Helen ^a   van der Pligt, Paige ^a   Teychenne, Megan ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Correlates; Exercise; Influences; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEISURE; LEISURE TIME PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; MORNING SICKNESS; MOTIVATION; MYALGIA; PELVIC PAIN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RELATED SYMPTOM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WORK; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXERCISE; MOTHER; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MOTHERS; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PARITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84928556745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-015-0529-9     Document Type: Article

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