Can exercise or physical activity help improve postnatal depression and weight loss? A systematic review

Archives of Women's Mental Health

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 595-611

  Saligheh, Maryam ^a   Hackett, Daniel ^a   Boyce, Philip ^b   Cobley, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Physical activity; Postnatal depression; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY WEIGHT LOSS; FEMALE; KINESIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 85023208585     PISSN: 14341816     EISSN: 14351102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00737-017-0750-9     Document Type: Review

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