[Practical recommendations on physical exercise during pregnancy based on the main clinical practice guidelines]

Aten Primaria. 2023 Mar;55(3):102553. doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2022.102553. Epub 2023 Feb 3.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract
in English, Spanish

The main guidelines for physical activity/exercise during pregnancy recommend that all pregnant women without medical or obstetric contraindications remain physically active during pregnancy, in order to achieve health benefits and, at the same time, reduce the possibility of complications during pregnancy. The objective of this article was to extract the practical recommendations on physical exercise during pregnancy, of interest to the primary care physician, from the clinical practice guidelines of three international societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology of recognized prestige and great international influence on this subject, two of them pioneers in the elaboration of this type of recommendations: the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada; and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, together with the one published by the Spanish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

Las principales guías de actividad física/ejercicio durante el embarazo recomiendan que todas las mujeres embarazadas sin contraindicaciones médicas u obstétricas se mantengan activas físicamente durante la gestación, con el objetivo de conseguir beneficios para su salud y, al mismo tiempo, reducir la posibilidad de complicaciones durante el embarazo.

El objetivo de este artículo fue extraer las recomendaciones prácticas sobre ejercicio físico durante el embarazo, de interés para el médico de atención primaria (AP), de las guías de práctica clínica de tres sociedades internacionales de obstetricia y ginecología de reconocido prestigio y gran influencia internacional en este tema, dos de ellas pioneras en la elaboración de este tipo de recomendaciones: el Colegio Americano de Obstetricia y Ginecología y la Sociedad Canadiense de Obstetricia y Ginecología; y el Real Colegio de Obstetras y Ginecólogos de Australia y Nueva Zelanda, junto con la publicada por la Sociedad Española de Ginecología y Obstetricia.

Keywords: Actividad física; Ejercicio físico; Embarazo; Exercise recommendations; Guidelines; Guías; Physical activity; Physical exercise; Pregnancy; Recomendaciones de ejercicio.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Exercise
  • Female
  • Gynecologists
  • Humans
  • Obstetricians
  • Obstetrics*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Pregnancy
  • United States