Impact of physical activity during pregnancy on mode and duration of delivery in Indian women

Abstract

Background: In India, traditionally at many classes it may be believed that physical activities should be avoided during pregnancy and the rest during pregnancy approach will give best outcome to avoid unnecessary interventions and will result in a healthy neonate. However in middle and lower middle class and in lower socioeconomical class women, rest during pregnancy is neither possible as well activity will bring fear regarding the outcome and possible need of cesarean section. Vaginal delivery is of great importance for further obstetric outcome as well it excludes intraoperative and postoperative complication of CS. Over the past many years there is significant rise in need of cesarean delivery in India which raise the requirement of a detail reasearch for possibly editable factors which can be associated with need of cesarean delivery.Exercise may be such a factor that may be associated with type of delivery, so This study is to evaluate the real impact of physical activity during pregnancy regarding need of cesarean section and outcome as well need of other interventions during pregnancy.Objective: To identify and analyze the importance of physical activity in Indian pregnant women and its effect especially on mode of delivery and need of any instrumental delivery.