Abstract
Objectives: The objective of this study is to assess the patterns of exercise and diet intake among the pregnant and pre pregnant women visiting the Gynae OPD Civil Hospital Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
 Methodology: This is a descriptive cross sectional study conducted at the Gynae OPD Civil Hospital Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan, from November 2020 to January 2021. A well-structured questionnaire was introduced to collect the study data and consent was taken. Sample size was calculated by Slovin’s Formula which was 400 with 95% confidence level and 5% margin of error. Results were analyzed by using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) software version 23. Results: Results reported that, out of 400 women, during pregnancy 304 were not having gestational diabetes, before pregnancy 348 women did not exercise. It was also found that out of 322 having normal range of Body Mass Index (BMI) during pregnancy 36 of participants performed exercise, before pregnancy 40 performed the exercise, during pregnancy 256 did the household work, during pregnancy 42 followed the special diet.
 Conclusion: It was concluded that women who visited the OPD do not exercise properly and do not take proper diet before and during pregnancy because of inadequate awareness of role of exercise and diet for pregnancy.
Highlights
For satisfactory birth outcomes adequate diet and exercise is very important before and during pregnancy
According to the Institute of Medicine, it was recommended that three meals or two to three snacks should be taken per day and minimum thrice a week exercise should be performed [7]
This study aims to assess the patterns of exercise and diet intake among the pregnant and pre pregnant women visiting the Gynae OPD Civil Hospital Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan
Summary
For satisfactory birth outcomes adequate diet and exercise is very important before and during pregnancy. Inadequate diet and exercise before and during pregnancy is the major cause of low birth weight. Increased mortality is significantly associated with low birth weight as well as post natal growth is associated due to which the cognitive and physical health of the baby might be affected [1,2,3,4]. According to the Institute of Medicine, it was recommended that three meals or two to three snacks should be taken per day and minimum thrice a week exercise should be performed [7]. This study aims to assess the patterns of exercise and diet intake among the pregnant and pre pregnant women visiting the Gynae OPD Civil Hospital Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan
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