ACTIVEPREGNANCY

Promoting an active and healthy lifestyle during pregnancy. Impact on maternal health and fitness.

The project “Promotion of an Active and Healthy Lifestyle During Pregnancy: Impact on Maternal Health and Physical Fitness” aims to promote and evaluate the benefits of light to moderate physical activity and a healthy

 lifestyle in pregnant women without contraindications. Maintaining an appropriate physical routine during pregnancy provides various benefits for both the woman’s health and fetal development.

This project proposes the implementation of a multicenter intervention through the GRAVIDEZ ATIVA program to assess the effects of different approaches—virtual and in-person—on physical activity, physical fitness, and maternal health parameters.

Keywords: fitness; healthy lifestyle; pregnancy

Principal Investigator: Rita Alexandra Prior Falhas Santos Rocha: Santarém Polytechnic University – Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior;

Principal Investigator@ ciTechCare: Rui Jorge

Research Team

  • University of Minho – Life and Health Sciences Research Institute: Cristina Isabel Nogueira da Silva: 
  • Santarém Polytechnic University – Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior: Marco Branco;  Nuno M. Pimenta
  • University of Évora – S. João de Deus School of Nursing: Maria Otília Brites Zangão
  • School of Health Sciences – Polytechnic of Porto: Paula Clara Ribeiro Santos

Consultants

Anna Szumilewicz, Ruben Barakat, Kari Bo

Duration: 18 months (2024 – 2026)

Institutional Partners and Others:

  • Santarém Polytechnic University (IPSantarém)
  • Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPLeiria) 
  • University of Minho (UMinho)
  • University of Évora (UÉvora)

Reference: FCT 2023.14896.PEX

Funding: FCT