1. Introduction
weight gain, depression, Sedentary behavior
PRETERM BIRTH, GESTATIONAL DIABETES MELLITUS, SECONDARY, DELIVERY COMPLICATION, PREECLAMPSIA
Pregnancy is often associated with poor sleep and high sedentary time (SED). We investigated the effect of physical activity (PA) interventions on sleep and SED in pregnant women. A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial (Pregnant women benefit from physical activity (PA) during pregnancy, including a decreased risk of excessive gestational weight gain, preterm birth, gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, delivery complications, and postpartum depression [Sedentary behavior is considered any physical behavior that does not significantly raise energy expenditure above that of resting (less than a 1.5 metabolic equivalence of the task), such as sleeping, sitting, lying down, watching television, and other screen-based activities [Several PA interventions during pregnancy have focused on increasing moderate-to-vigorous-intensity PA (MVPA) and PA in general and evaluating the health effects of these interventions. However, few have focused on exploring the effect of PA interventions on sleep quantity and quality and SED during pregnancy [