Antenatal physical activity: A qualitative study exploring women's experiences and the acceptability of antenatal walking groups

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Currie, Sinéad ^a   Gray, Cindy ^b   Shepherd, Ashley ^a   McInnes, Rhona J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antenatal care; Physical activity; Pregnancy; Public involvement; Walking group

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MORNING SICKNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAXONOMY; WALKING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WALKING;

EID: 84978901464     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-016-0973-1     Document Type: Article

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