Postpartum physical activity after XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1468
OBJECTIVE: After mild and severe @entity1468 , to assess whether @entity1 meet the physical activity recommendation at 3 and 6months postpartum, and whether demographic, obstetric and anthropometric characteristics, mental health, and health-related quality of life are associated with less physical activity than recommended. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Self-reported physical activity in MET-min/week, percentage of @entity1 who fail to meet the physical activity recommendation. METHODS: Of the 255 @entity1 diagnosed with @entity1468 invited to participate in this prospective cohort study, 174 (68%) provided informed consent. Analyses were restricted to 141 @entity1 who completed the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire at 3 and/or 6months postpartum. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate changes in physical activity level over time, and to establish which variables were associated with failure to meet the postpartum physical activity recommendation. RESULTS: At both 3 and 6months postpartum, 38% of @entity1 failed to meet the physical activity recommendation. Failure was associated with severe @entity1468 , cesarean section, admission to the neonatal intensive care unit, low gestational age at delivery, and low birth weight (all p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: There seems to be a need to stimulate physical activity in about one third of @entity1 after a pregnancy complicated by @entity1468 , particularly in case of severe @entity1468 and other adverse pregnancy outcomes. Tailored lifestyle interventions are needed for @entity1 who fail to meet the recommendation.
