Women's experiences of living with increased inter-recti distance after childbirth: an interview study.

Background: Although an increased inter-recti distance, also known as diastasis recti, is common after pregnancy, evidence-based knowledge about the condition is relatively limited. In particular, little is known about the consequences as perceived by the women. The objective of the present study was to describe how postpartum women with increased inter-recti distance experience the condition as well as the contacts they have had with healthcare providers regarding their symptoms.

Hemodynamic responses to single sessions of aerobic exercise and resistance exercise in pregnancy.

Introduction: Previous research on maternal hemodynamic responses to a single exercise session during pregnancy is sparse, especially considering immediate responses to resistance exercise. The aim of the study was to examine blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, and Rating of Perceived Exertion in healthy pregnant women during single sessions of continuous submaximal exercise in pregnancy week 21.

Material And Methods: A cross-over design was used.

The efficacy of moderate-to-vigorous resistance exercise during pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To assess the effect and safety of moderate-to-vigorous resistance exercise during pregnancy.

Design: Randomized controlled study.

Setting: Two antenatal clinics in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Experiences of exercise during pregnancy among women who perform regular resistance training: a qualitative study.

Background: Women who are pregnant and healthy are recommended to do 30 minutes or more of light to moderate exercise a day on most, if not all, days of the week. However, only 1 of 6 pregnant women in the United States and northern Europe follows these recommendations. Little attention has been given to the experience of exercise in pregnancy.