Table 3 Two RCTs investigated PA in sleep in pregnancy and the post-partum women
Authors (year) | Design | Participants | Country | Duration | Intervention and measures | Outcome measures (Sleep related) | Main findings (sleep-related) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rodriguez-Blanque et al (2018) [46] | RP | 140 pregnant women aged 21–43 years | Spain | week 20 to week 37(18 weeks) | Water Exercise in Pregnancy program | PSQI | Water Exercise in Pregnancy method improves the quality of sleep in pregnant women, both subjectively and in terms of latency, duration and efficiency |
Hawkins et al. (2019) [47] | RP | 204 Hispanic postpartum women at risk for type 2 diabetes, mean age of 27.8 | USA, | 46 weeks postpartum | Lifestyle intervention Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire | PSQI | sports/exercise was associated with lower odds of very poor sleep quality (PSQI > 10) (OR = 0.18, 95% CI¼ 0.05 to 0.69). Sports/exercise (OR = 0.05, 95% CI¼ 0.01 to 0.26) and vigorous intensity PA (OR = 0.13, 95% CI¼ 0.04 to 0.42) were associated with lower odds of short (vs normal) sleep duration No statistically significant associations between any measure of physical activity and sleep quality as a continuous outcome |