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Maternal Physical Activity

Maternal Physical Activity is a construct within maternal health promotion that denotes intentional physical movement, including exercise and daily activities, undertaken by women during pregnancy and the postpartum period to support physiological and psychological well-being.

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Development and Validation of a Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire

Lisa Chasan‐Taber, Michael D. Schmidt, Dawn E. Roberts et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2004 · 887 citations · Full text

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Physical discipline among African American and European American mothers: Links to children's externalizing behaviors.

Kirby Deater‐Deckard, Kenneth A. Dodge, John E. Bates et al. · Developmental Psychology · 1996 · 806 citations

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Physical Activity and Exercise During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2020 · 774 citations

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Committee Opinion No. 650

Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2015 · 674 citations

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2019 Canadian guideline for physical activity throughout pregnancy

Michelle F. Mottola, Margie H. Davenport, Stéphanie-May Ruchat et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine · 2018 · 673 citations · Full text

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  1. KR
    Kelly R. Evenson

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    45 publications · 4.6K citations

    33

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  2. RB
    Rubén Barakat

    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain

    31 publications · 2.8K citations

    25

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  3. MF
    Michelle F. Mottola

    Western University, Canada

    32 publications · 3.6K citations

    25

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  4. LC
    Lisa Chasan‐Taber

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    31 publications · 2.3K citations

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  5. JF
    James F. Clapp

    MetroHealth Medical Center, United States

    18 publications · 2.3K citations

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  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    40 h-index

    181 publications

    17.9K citations

  2. Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

    Oslo, Norway

    27 h-index

    72 publications

    4.6K citations

  3. Western University

    London, Canada

    25 h-index

    78 publications

    5.1K citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    23 h-index

    52 publications

    4.3K citations

  5. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

    Madrid, Spain

    23 h-index

    80 publications

    9.8K citations

  6. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    23 h-index

    102 publications

    8.8K citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    20 h-index

    76 publications

    6.6K citations

  8. Queen's University

    Kingston, Canada

    20 h-index

    50 publications

    3.7K citations

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  1. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    AJOG · 54 publications · 5.1K citations

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  2. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

    60 publications · 3.2K citations

    35

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 78 publications · 2.8K citations

    32

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  4. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

    MSSE · 44 publications · 4.3K citations

    30

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  5. Maternal and Child Health Journal

    41 publications · 2.8K citations

    28

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