A systematic review of changes in women’s physical activity before and during pregnancy and the postnatal period

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 325-358

  Abbasi, Marzieh ^a   van den Akker, Olga ^b  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

exercise; physical activity; postnatal; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84938978352     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2015.1012710     Document Type: Article

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