EVALUATION OF A CO-DESIGNED ADAPTED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INTERVENTION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE WELL-DONE!STUDY

Nowadays, the importance of practicing physical activity (PA) during pregnancy is widely known and recommended thanks also to several guidelines. Nonetheless, fewer than 15% of pregnant women reach these recommendations. Given the above, the implementation of adapted physical activity (APA) intervention emerges among the possible strategies that allow pregnant women to perform the right dose of PA. Childbirth preparation classes (CPCs), offered by the national healthcare system, can represent an ideal setting for the promotion of PA during pregnancy and the implementation of APA programs. The aim of this study was to co-design an intervention of APA tailored for pregnant women to be included in the CPCs and to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy in terms of PA levels and physical performance