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Insight into the exercise advice pregnant women receive from their medical practitioners
journal contribution
posted on 2020-03-17, 00:00 authored by Melanie HaymanMelanie Hayman, PR Reaburn, Stephanie AlleyStephanie Alley, CE ShortAustralia who often have limited access to specialist health care services.3 Women in these communities rely more heavily on their MPs to provide antenatal care services including exercise advice and counselling. Previous research suggests that MPs’ knowledge of exercise during pregnancy is limited and that they might not be providing exercise advice to pregnant women.4,5 However, little is known about the specific advice that Australian MPs are providing pregnant women, or whether this advice is in accordance with current exercise during pregnancy guidelines. Thus, the aim of the present study was to explore the exercise advice pregnant women received from a sample of regionally based Australian MPs
History
Volume
27Issue
3Start Page
264End Page
265Number of Pages
2eISSN
1440-1584ISSN
1038-5282Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, AustraliaPublisher DOI
Peer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
Acceptance Date
2019-04-04Era Eligible
- Yes