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Physical activities during pregnancy
BÍLKOVÁ, Vanda
The bachelor thesis is focused on finding the knowledge of pregnant women about physical activities during pregnancy. There is defined a physiological pregnancy in the theoretical part. The next section contains charakteristic changes in the maternal organism durig the physiological pregnancy. The following chapter is devoted to physical activity. The final part describes the role of midwives in conducting pre-natal classes for pregnant women. Aim of the practical part was to find out what information about physical activity during pregnancy the pregnant women have. For the research there was selected a questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed for pregnant women who attended the gynecological clinic in Mladá Boleslav and České Budějovice. The questionnaires were distributed to eight gynecological clinics. In the gynecological clinics there were distributed 120 questionnaries. There were returned 93% questionnaries from Mladá Boleslav and 97% questionnaries from České Budějovice. From these questionnaires there were eliminated 4 questionnaries because they weren´t completely filled. In Mladá Boleslav 3 questionnaries wasn´t completely filled and in České Budějovice 1 questionnarie. Total number of pregnant women consisted 55 women from Mlada Boleslav and 55 women from České Budějovice. The main aim was to find what information about physical activities pregnant women had and if they were engaged in some physical activity. At bachelor thesis there were selected 4 partial targets. The first partial target was to determine which information the pregnant women in the first trimester had, and whether they were engaged in some physical activity. The second partial target was to determine which information pregnant women in the second trimester had, and whether they were engaged in some physical activity. The third partial target was to determine which information pregnant women in the third trimester had and whether they were engaged in some physical activity. Final partial target was to determine if there were some physical activities for pregnant women available. Based on these goals there were asked 4 research questions. The first research question was: What knowledge about the objectives and principles of physical activities do the pregnant women have? The second research question examined if the pregnant women are informed by midwife or gynecologist about physical activities during their pregnancy. The third research question was to find out what physical activities are run by pregnant women. The fourth research question focused on the familiarity of pregnant women about an appropriate physical activity during pregnancy. For most pregnant women was the main aim of physical activities to mantain their physical condition. Pregnant women should have knowledge of the principles which should be observed during physical activities. The research was found that 65% of women from Mladá Boleslav and 62% of women from České Budějovice was informed about physical activities by midwife, gynecologist, or both. Most of the women deal with a physical activity in the second trimester. The most of the pregnant women deal with pregnancy gymnastics. In the first trimester physical activities were varied. With gradual higher stages of pregnancy, physical activity stabilized at physical activities that are recommended for pregnant women. From the questionnaires it was found that women have knowledge about appropriate physical activities during pregnancy. Most of the women in the survey had knowledge about physical activities during pregnancy. This bachelor thesis was recommended to midwives, that organize or prepare antenatal courses. In future, there should be designed an information brochure. The brochure should contain some basic information about physical activities during pregnancy and a list of physical activities in the near surrounding area.

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