[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-studies-list:{\"conditionNormalized\":\"childbirth\",\"overallStatus\":[\"RECRUITING\",\"AVAILABLE\",\"NOT_YET_RECRUITING\"],\"orderBy\":\"LastUpdateSubmitDate:desc\",\"size\":25,\"offset\":0}":3,"health-study-condition:childbirth":24},{"pageToken":4,"total":5,"offset":6,"count":5,"results":7},null,8,0,[8,44,81,105,135,167,191,216],{"id":9,"slug":10,"hasResults":11,"nctId":12,"briefTitle":13,"officialTitle":13,"acronym":14,"eligibilityCriteria":15,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":18,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":21,"phases":4,"briefSummary":22,"conditions":23,"keywords":26,"overallStatus":31,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":32,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":33,"startDateStruct":36,"completionDateStruct":38,"leadSponsor":40,"locationsCount":43},"100558396","evaluation-of-the-impact-of-ambulatory-epidural-on-maternal-satisfaction-during-delivery-and-postpartum-100558396",false,"NCT06550570","Evaluation of the Impact of Ambulatory Epidural on Maternal Satisfaction During Delivery and Postpartum","PERIDEAMBU","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Women older than 18 years old\n* with Physiological pregnancy (fetus cephalic position, normal fetal heart rate, spontaneous work between 37 and 41 SA)\n* Having benefited from epidural, usual or ambulatory depending on the study period\n* who speeks and understand French\n* who signed a free and informed consent form\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Hearing or comprehension impairment\n* Twin pregnancies\n* Scarred uterus\n* Fetus in non cephalic position\n* Imminent delivery\n* Women under protective supervision (guardianship, curatorship)\n* Women bereaved of a spouse or child during pregnancy\n* Hospitalization of child in neonatology after delivery\n* Women hospitalized in critical care units after childbirth","FEMALE","18 Years",{"count":19,"type":20},126,"ESTIMATED","OBSERVATIONAL","Childbirth is a special event for women. Maternal satisfaction regarding childbirth is quite important, that is why this factor has to be taken into account. A bad experience related to childbirth could lead to serious psychological and organic consequences such as postpartum depression, mother-baby bond deterioration and chronic pelvic pain. Childbirth image changed over the years to the extent that an increasingly physiological process keeping analgesia and safety is more and more desired. In this perspective, this study aims to investigate an approach so-called ambulatory epidural. Indeed, only a few studies have been conducted and the ones published in 1990s did not involve the current recommended pharmacological protocols.",[24,25],"Childbirth","Epidural; Anesthesia",[27,28,29,30],"Maternal satisfaction","ambulatory epidural","physiology","analgesia","RECRUITING","2026-06-20",{"date":34,"type":35},"2026-06-24","ACTUAL",{"date":37,"type":35},"2024-07-23",{"date":39,"type":20},"2026-08-23",{"name":41,"class":42},"Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville","OTHER",2,{"id":45,"slug":46,"hasResults":11,"nctId":47,"briefTitle":48,"officialTitle":49,"acronym":50,"eligibilityCriteria":51,"healthyVolunteers":52,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":53,"enrollmentInfo":54,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":21,"phases":4,"briefSummary":56,"conditions":57,"keywords":62,"overallStatus":31,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":70,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":71,"startDateStruct":73,"completionDateStruct":75,"leadSponsor":77,"locationsCount":80},"100620469","early-preg-a-preconception-cohort-study-based-on-counterfactuals-to-study-maternal-embryonic-molecular-interactions-100620469","NCT07358026","EARLY-PREG: A Preconception Cohort Study Based on Counterfactuals to Study Maternal-Embryonic Molecular Interactions","EARLY-PREG: A Preconception, Longitudinal, Bidirectional, and Counterfactual Cohort Study of Women Seeking Pregnancy, Designed to Investigate Maternal-Embryonic Molecular Interactions During the Peri-implantation Window","EARLY-PREG","Inclusion criteria:\n\n* being between 18 and 40 years of age\n* not being pregnant\n* normal colposcopy\n* body mass index (BMI) between 18 and 29\n* regular menstrual cycles (21-35 days)\n* absence of chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, cancer, depression, personality disorder, thyroid pathology, polycystic ovary syndrome, or hyperprolactinemia).\n* If seeking pregnancy, they were included if their partners were males between 18 and 40 years old, without pathologies (diabetes mellitus, depression, personality disorder, or cancer), were not taking chronic medication, without erectile disorders, BMI between 18 and 29.9, moderate alcohol use, and with no recreational drug use.\n\nExclusion criteria:\n\n* pregnant women\n* history of alcoholism\n* infertility treatment\n* endometriosis\n* pelvic inflammatory disease\n* pelvic surgery\n* allergy to latex or silicone\n* If seeking pregnancy, they were excluded if their partners were working in contact with pesticides, or with history of erectile dysfunction, or history of mumps in adulthood, or with chronic diseases, or with psychological problems.",true,"40 Years",{"count":55,"type":20},223,"EARLY-PREG is an open-cohort clinical study with a preconception, longitudinal, bidirectional and counterfactual design. The aim of this cohort is to investigate the proteomic signatures of maternal-embryonic communication by interrogating a growing biorepository of maternal fluids and tissues collected during the first two weeks after fertilisation.\n\nParticipants in the EARLY-PREG cohort consist of healthy couples seeking pregnancy, as well as women who are not seeking to conceive. The three main outcomes in the cohort are defined according to menstrual cycles in which conception is achieved and those in which conception is not achieved. Their clinical definitions are as follows:\n\n* Pregnancy with a full-term live birth refers to the cycle in which the ovum is fertilised, leading to pregnancy, with beta-hCG levels above the clinical threshold for a positive pregnancy test.\n* Early pregnancy loss refers to a miscarriage up to 12 6\u002F7 weeks.\n* Non-pregnancy refers to a menstrual cycle in which conception does not occur, confirmed by a clinically negative beta-hCG test. When referring to the same individual, this is, by definition, considered the counterfactual to the corresponding conception cycle.",[58,59,24,60,61],"Early Pregnancy","Early Pregnancy Loss","Healthy","Pregnancy",[63,64,65,66,67,68,69],"longitudinal study","counterfactual design","embryo-mother crosstalk","biorepository","maternal fluids","menstrual cycle","preconception open cohort","2026-04-24",{"date":72,"type":35},"2026-04-29",{"date":74,"type":35},"2017-07-11",{"date":76,"type":20},"2027-12",{"name":78,"class":79},"MELISA Institute Genomics & Proteomics Research SpA","INDUSTRY",1,{"id":82,"slug":83,"hasResults":11,"nctId":84,"briefTitle":85,"officialTitle":86,"acronym":87,"eligibilityCriteria":88,"healthyVolunteers":52,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":89,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":21,"phases":4,"briefSummary":91,"conditions":92,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":94,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":95,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":96,"startDateStruct":98,"completionDateStruct":100,"leadSponsor":102,"locationsCount":4},"100467943","feasibility-study-to-evaluate-the-role-of-a-novel-device-in-childbirth-100467943","NCT05373342","Feasibility Study to Evaluate the Role of a Novel Device in Childbirth","Feasibility Study to Evaluate the Role of a Novel Device in the Prevention of Retained Items In Childbirth Environment- Clinical Usability Pilot Study","PRINCE","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Midwifery lead and consultant lead patient older than 18 years.\n* Consented to participation after an informed choice.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n• Under 18 years of age\n\nAntenatal (before labour):\n\n* Patients who have a high risk of expected\u002Funexpected maternal, fetal or neonatal deterioration such that during birth, the focus of attention would be towards safe patient care and observation required for using the swab-counter device system would not be possible such as :\n* Patients who are seriously unwell and require high dependency care.\n* Maternal cardiac conditions\n* Severe pre-eclampsia\n* Fetal anomalies where neonatal deterioration is expected (These will be relatively rare conditions where the doctor\u002Fmidwife would decide to not recruit the patient)\n\nIntrapartum and postpartum factors:\n\n* Patient having an emergency Caesarean section instead of a vaginal birth due to maternal or fetal indication.\n* Eclampsia (seizure\u002Ffitting in labour or after delivery)\n* Maternal cardiac conditions requiring high dependency care\n* Severe sepsis requiring high dependency care\n* Fetal anomalies where neonatal deterioration is expected",{"count":90,"type":20},70,"Accidentally retained surgical items or swabs are well-recognised errors that result in adverse consequences for patients. This error is one of the commonest \"Never Events\" - patient safety incidents that are considered preventable. Although uncommon, these incidents can have devastating consequences. Retained surgical items have 70% re-interventions, reaching 80% morbidity and 35% mortality.\n\nSwabs or sponges are like small towels that soak up blood and body fluids so that the surgeon can visualise the operating area effectively. Swabs are used in all areas of surgery which include operations on the tummy, chest, limbs. They are also used in the vagina during childbirth, to assess for tears and to minimise blood oozing from the vagina.\n\nThe common risk factors for this error are out of hours surgical or childbirth procedures, multiple handovers in the care of the patient, raised BMI (Body Mass Index) and unplanned change to the operative intervention.\n\nAs the name suggests, a 'never event' should never happen in the first place. Never. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Incidents involving surgical swabs being left behind, particularly during a caesarean section or a perineal repair following a vaginal birth, are still happening despite over 100 years of institutional awareness of the problem and tentative solutions being implemented in clinical practice.\n\nnever-event incidents involving retained surgical swabs are a widespread problem affecting healthcare systems worldwide. It is therefore reasonable to ask the question: why are surgical swabs being left behind and what can be done to prevent this from happening?",[93,24],"Surgical Item, Retained","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-04-08",{"date":97,"type":35},"2026-04-09",{"date":99,"type":20},"2026-09",{"date":101,"type":20},"2027-09",{"name":103,"class":104},"The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust","OTHER_GOV",{"id":106,"slug":107,"hasResults":11,"nctId":108,"briefTitle":109,"officialTitle":110,"acronym":111,"eligibilityCriteria":112,"healthyVolunteers":52,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":113,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":115,"phases":116,"briefSummary":118,"conditions":119,"keywords":120,"overallStatus":94,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":126,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":127,"startDateStruct":129,"completionDateStruct":131,"leadSponsor":133,"locationsCount":80},"100594103","guided-imagery-and-positive-birth-experience-sharing-on-fear-of-childbirth-and-self-efficacy-100594103","NCT07015086","Guided Imagery and Positive Birth Experience Sharing on Fear of Childbirth and Self-Efficacy","The Effect of Guided Imagery and Positive Birth Experience Sharing on Fear of Childbirth and Self-Efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial","non","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* The WIJMA A scale score average should be below 85, be over 18 years of age, be primiparous, be in the 20-26th week of pregnancy, not have any complications in the mother or fetus during pregnancy (gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, intrauterine growth retardation, congenital anomaly, etc.), not have any communication problems (mental, auditory, visual, language, etc.), and be willing to participate in the study.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Failure to perform post-tests,\n* Participant's wish to withdraw from the study at any stage of the study,\n* Pregnancy turning into a risky pregnancy,\n* Birth occurring before the 37th week of pregnancy,\n* Not performing the visualization exercise for at least three consecutive days.",{"count":114,"type":20},84,"INTERVENTIONAL",[117],"NA","Abstract This study will be conducted to determine the effect of sharing positive birth experiences and mental imagery on birth self-efficacy and fear of childbirth. The study is a single-center, parallel-group, stratified block (in terms of fear of childbirth level) randomized controlled experimental study. The study sample will consist of a total of 84 participants, with 42 in the intervention group and 42 in the control group. The study is planned to be conducted between July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. Inclusion criteria for the study are: WİJMA A scale score average below 85, age over 18, being primiparous, being in the 20th to 26th week of pregnancy, having no complications in the mother or fetus during pregnancy (gestational diabetes, hypertension, preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, congenital anomalies, etc.), having no communication problems (mental, auditory, visual, language, etc.), and volunteering to participate in the study. The study data will be collected using a personal information form, the Wijma Childbirth Expectancy\u002FExperience Scale Version A (W-DEQ A), and the Childbirth Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (CBSEI-C32). Women will be invited to participate in online training sessions in groups of 3-10 people. Positive birth stories will be shared with the women, and visualization exercises will be demonstrated. Following the training sessions, the follow-up phase of the study will begin, and women will be provided with an audio recording of the visualization guidelines in MP3 format. Women will be asked to perform visualization exercises at least once or twice daily for a minimum of eight weeks. No intervention will be applied to the control group.",[24],[121,122,123,124,125],"birth","guided imagery","birth fear","positive birth experience","self-efficacy","2025-08-19",{"date":128,"type":35},"2025-08-24",{"date":130,"type":20},"2025-08-25",{"date":132,"type":20},"2026-12-12",{"name":134,"class":42},"Gazi University",{"id":136,"slug":137,"hasResults":11,"nctId":138,"briefTitle":139,"officialTitle":140,"acronym":141,"eligibilityCriteria":142,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":4,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":143,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":115,"phases":145,"briefSummary":146,"conditions":147,"keywords":151,"overallStatus":94,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":158,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":159,"startDateStruct":161,"completionDateStruct":163,"leadSponsor":165,"locationsCount":80},"100581207","visual-biofeedback-through-transperineal-ultrasound-during-the-expulsive-phase-of-labour-to-improve-maternal-childbirth-satisfaction-100581207","NCT06847308","Visual Biofeedback Through Transperineal Ultrasound During the Expulsive Phase of Labour to Improve Maternal Childbirth Satisfaction","Visual Biofeedback (VB) Through Trans-Perineal Ultrasound (TPU) During the Active 2nd Stage of Labour to Improve Maternal Childbirth Satisfaction: a Randomised Controlled Trial","RCT:VB-TPU","INCLUSION criteria (all must be met):\n\n1. Voluntary written informed consent of the participant.\n2. Term (37-42w) singleton gestations.\n3. Vaginally nulliparous (no previous vaginal birth \\> 20 weeks of gestation).\n4. Fetus in cephalic presentation, without any major congenital or chromosomal anomalies.\n5. Admitted to the delivery unit in labour, regardless of the onset (spontaneous or induced).\n6. Epidural analgesia in situ.\n7. Non-pathological CTG at the time of recruitment (2015 FIGO classification).\n\nEXCLUSION criteria (if one or more is present):\n\n* Significant psychiatric comorbidity (psychiatric follow-up during pregnancy, or active (psycho-pharmacological) treatment).\n* History of severe PFDs\u002Fsurgery (or any other condition affecting pelvic floor function\u002Fanatomy, besides pregnancy and delivery).\n* Significant neurological disease e.g., spinal injury, multiple sclerosis, diabetic neuropathy, etc.\n* Significant connective tissue disorders (e.g., Ehlers-Danlos syndrome).\n* Severe active maternal (pregnancy-related) comorbidity: non-exhaustive e.g., severe hypertensive disorder, significant antepartum haemorrhage, sepsis, thromboembolism, severe pre-existing cardiac\u002Frespiratory\u002Fneurological disease, etc. Well-controlled comorbidities will not be considered exclusion criteria (non-exhaustive e.g., well-controlled (gestational) diabetes, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, PROM without signs of intra-amniotic infection, etc.).\n* Linguistic barriers - not able to give written informed consent in Dutch.\n* Severe visual impairment (sufficient to the receipt\u002Fcomprehension of visual biofeedback).",{"count":144,"type":20},488,[117],"Childbirth is generally regarded as a positive life-changing experience. Up to 44% of women may however experience this as a traumatic event, with 3% suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder after childbirth. The aetiology of a traumatic childbirth experience is a complex interplay between pre-birth, intra-partum and postnatal factors. Feelings of loss of control, lack of interaction with the obstetric caregiver and lack of emotional or practical support during labour are important contributing factors. This trial aims to investigate the effect of providing Visual Biofeedback (VB) through Trans-Perineal Ultrasound (TPU) during the active 2nd stage of labour on maternal childbirth satisfaction. The hypothesis is that the intervention will improve patient-caregiver communication and enhance parturient women's sense of control and empowerment, ultimately improving the birth experience.",[148,149,150,24],"Labor Stage, Second","Labor and Delivery","Satisfaction With Care",[152,153,154,155,156,157],"2nd stage of labour","visual biofeedback","maternal childbirth satisfaction","obstetrics","ultrasound","trans-perineal ultrasound","2025-02-20",{"date":160,"type":35},"2025-02-26",{"date":162,"type":20},"2025-03-01",{"date":164,"type":20},"2028-02-28",{"name":166,"class":42},"Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven",{"id":168,"slug":169,"hasResults":11,"nctId":170,"briefTitle":171,"officialTitle":172,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":173,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":174,"maxAge":175,"enrollmentInfo":176,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":21,"phases":4,"briefSummary":178,"conditions":179,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":31,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":182,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":183,"startDateStruct":185,"completionDateStruct":187,"leadSponsor":189,"locationsCount":80},"100438485","quality-of-recovery-after-childbirth-100438485","NCT04989894","Quality of Recovery After Childbirth","Investigating the Quality of Recovery After Childbirth","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Aged 21-50 years old;\n* Able to read and understand written Chinese;\n* Primiparous and having singleton pregnancy;\n* Delivered via spontaneous vaginal delivery, or elective cesarean delivery;\n* ≥38 gestational week.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Failed neuraxial analgesia in those receiving elective cesarean delivery;\n* General anaesthesia;\n* Intrapartum cesarean delivery;\n* Women whose infants have died;\n* Mother or baby requiring ICU after delivery;\n* Assisted\u002F operative vaginal delivery.","21 Years","50 Years",{"count":177,"type":20},122,"In this proposed study, the investigators hope to assess the quality of recovery after delivery in a local population that would take into account physiological and psychological parameters to better understand the recovery process after delivery. The investigators will identify risk factors, especially those that are modifiable and associated with a poorer ObsQoR score and hence a poor quality of recovery after delivery. This data may then be used to educate women and manage expectations in the postpartum period, and help develop potential therapeutic interventions.",[180,24,181],"Quality of Life","Maternal Health","2024-10-08",{"date":184,"type":35},"2024-10-09",{"date":186,"type":35},"2021-12-20",{"date":188,"type":20},"2026-12",{"name":190,"class":104},"KK Women's and Children's Hospital",{"id":192,"slug":193,"hasResults":11,"nctId":194,"briefTitle":195,"officialTitle":196,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":197,"healthyVolunteers":52,"sex":16,"minAge":198,"maxAge":199,"enrollmentInfo":200,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":115,"phases":202,"briefSummary":203,"conditions":204,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":94,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":207,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":208,"startDateStruct":210,"completionDateStruct":212,"leadSponsor":214,"locationsCount":4},"100500523","the-effect-of-continuous-midwife-support-on-various-parameters-related-to-pregnancy-childbirth-and-postpartum-period-100500523","NCT05797363","The Effect of Continuous Midwife Support on Various Parameters Related to Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum Period","The Effect of Continuous Midwife Support During Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum Processes Starting From Preconceptional Period on Various Parameters Related to Pregnancy, Delivery and Postpartum Period: A Randomized Controlled Study\"","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* She's newly married.\n* Women without children.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* women's desire to stop working","19 Years","35 Years",{"count":201,"type":20},150,[117],"There is a need for studies with a high level of evidence regarding the effect of supportive care given during the preconceptional period, pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum processes. With this planned study, it is aimed to evaluate the effect of continuous midwife support during pregnancy, birth and postpartum periods, starting from the preconceptional period, on various parameters related to pregnancy, birth and postpartum period. The research is planned as a randomized controlled experimental study. It consists of two groups, the study group and the control group. 75 women out of 150 women will form the control group and 75 women will form the study group. The women in the working group will be given individual training in line with their needs. Data will be collected by using the checklist and many scales used by the control and study groups in preconceptional counseling recommended by ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists).",[205,24,206],"Pregnant Women","Women's Health","2023-04-02",{"date":209,"type":35},"2023-04-04",{"date":211,"type":20},"2023-04-15",{"date":213,"type":20},"2027-12-30",{"name":215,"class":42},"Amasya University",{"id":217,"slug":218,"hasResults":11,"nctId":219,"briefTitle":220,"officialTitle":221,"acronym":222,"eligibilityCriteria":223,"healthyVolunteers":52,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":224,"enrollmentInfo":225,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":115,"phases":227,"briefSummary":228,"conditions":229,"keywords":246,"overallStatus":31,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":262,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":263,"startDateStruct":265,"completionDateStruct":267,"leadSponsor":269,"locationsCount":80},"100439987","hiit-vs-mict-during-pregnancy-and-health-and-birth-outcomes-in-mothers-and-children-100439987","NCT05009433","HIIT vs MICT During Pregnancy and Health and Birth Outcomes in Mothers and Children","The Effect of Pre- and Postnatal High Intensity Interval Training and Moderate Intensity Continuous Training on Biological, Functional and Psychological Markers of Pregnancy Disorders and Non-communicable Diseases in Mothers and Offsprings","HIIT MAMA","Inclusion Criteria:\n\nCriteria: Inclusion Criteria:\n\nFor pregnant women:\n\n1. course of pregnancy allowing participation in physical activities adapted to pregnant women\n2. consent of the obstetric care provider to participate in the study tests and exercise classes;\n3. taking part in all diagnostic and control tests to assess selected biological, functional and psychological parameters at each trimester of pregnancy, during the puerperium and one year after childbirth;\n4. participant's consent to use data from the medical documentation on the course of childbirth and the assessment of the new-born, as well as the results of preventive examinations in children aged one, two, four and six, routinely performed according to the Polish pediatric care system;\n5. availability to participate in classes three times a week until the day of delivery;\n6. declaration of participation in postpartum classes at least once a week and self-completion of the exercise program according to written instructions prepared by the exercise specialist;\n7. women can participate in the exercise programs regardless of their level of fitness or exercise capacity, as well as the level of motor skills (based on the diagnostic exercise tests, the exercise program will be tailored to the individual needs and capabilities of a woman).\n\nFor nonpregnant women:\n\n1. nulliparous;\n2. lack of diagnosed infertility and other disorders of the reproductive system;\n3. taking part in all diagnostic and control tests to assess selected biological, functional and psychological parameters at indicated time points: before and after each of the 8-week exercise program during the first 8 months of the study and once every 3 months during the following twelve months of the study\n4. declaration of availability to participate in exercise classes three times a week for the first 8 months of the program (attendance at least 80% is required);\n5. declaration of participation in classes at least once a week and self-completion of the exercise program to the required 150 minutes of physical activity per week, according to the written guidelines prepared by the instructor, for the next 12 months of the program;\n6. women can participate in the exercise program regardless of their level of fitness or exercise capacity, as well as the level of motor skills (based on the diagnostic exercise tests, the exercise program will be tailored to the individual needs and capabilities of a woman).\n\nExclusion Criteria for Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women:\n\n1. contraindications to increased physical effort or to any of the diagnostic or control tests;\n2. allergies to materials used during diagnostic and control tests (e.g. nickel present in steel plates of vaginal electrodes, disinfectants);\n3. other conditions that, according to the researchers, will threaten the health or safety of the participants or will significantly affect the quality of the collected data.","45 Years",{"count":226,"type":20},600,[117],"Regular exercise during pregnancy and postpartum leads to health benefits for mother and child. Inactivity during pregnancy and after delivery is now treated as risky behavior. Physically active pregnant women significantly less often suffer from, among others, gestational diabetes, excessive weight gain, lipids disorders, hypertension, preeclampsia, depressive symptoms, functional and structural disorders, including stress urinary incontinence, back pain or diastasis recti abdominis (DRA). Prenatal physical activity reduces the risk of premature delivery and miscarriage, fetal macrosomia, complications in labor or the risk of metabolic disorders in children.\n\nHigh-intensity interval training (HIIT) has become one of the most popular trends in the fitness sector. The effectiveness of HIIT on a number of health indicators has been proven in various populations but limited data are available on HIIT during pregnancy.\n\nThe first hypothesis is that the HIIT, implemented during pregnancy and after childbirth, as a stronger exercise stimulus, will have a better impact on selected biological and psychological parameters of mothers, as well as on selected health parameters of their children, compared to the MICT (moderate intensity continuous training). Therefore, it promises better preventive effects on pregnancy complications and ailments as well as non-communicable diseases occurring in these populations. In the second hypothesis, it was assumed that HIIT and MICT implemented during pregnancy and after childbirth, tailored to the specific needs of the perinatal period, will not differ in the effectiveness of maintaining normal functional parameters in women, including prevention of urinary incontinence, back pain, DRA, etc.\n\nPregnant women who apply for the study will be divided into three groups: those attending the HIIT, MICT or educational programs. During the study, the participants will be under standard obstetric care. As comparative groups, non-pregnant women will be also recruited.\n\nThe investigators will collect data on selected biological, functional and psychological parameters in the study women at each trimester of pregnancy, during the puerperium and one year after childbirth. The data from the medical documentation on the course of childbirth and the assessment of the new-born, as well as the results of preventive examinations in the study women's children aged one, two, four and six years will be also analyzed.",[61,230,24,231,232,233,234,235,236,237,238,239,240,241,242,243,244,245],"Postpartum","Health Status","Physical Fitness","Noncommunicable Diseases","Metabolism","Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational","Pregnancy Induced Hypertension","Body Composition","Back Pain","Pain Threshold","Biomechanics","Pelvic Floor Disorders","Urinary Incontinence","Cognitive Function","Depression","Anxiety",[247,248,249,250,251,252,253,254,255,256,257,231,258,24,259,260,261],"Pregnant women","Prenatal care","Postpartum women","Postnatal care","Exercise","Physical activity","Exercise intervention","Educational intervention","Exercise test","High-intensity interval training","Moderate-intensity continuous training","Physical fitness","Birth outcomes","Infant","Child","2022-11-30",{"date":264,"type":35},"2022-12-02",{"date":266,"type":35},"2021-06-24",{"date":268,"type":20},"2031-08-31",{"name":270,"class":42},"Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport"]