This master's thesis focuses on the influence of physical activity in the course of pregnancy and childbirth. The sample included 77 pregnant women in the one-month period after childbirth. The criteria for division into two groups were frequency, intensity, time and type of physical activity. The first, experimental group comprised of 44 pregnant women who were physically active for more than 30 minutes per exercise unit at least four times a week during pregnancy. The intensity on the exercise unit was at least medium. In addition to walking, they chose another type of physical activity. The second, control group consisted of 33 women who were physically active three times a week or less during pregnancy and 30 minutes or less per exercise unit. The intensity was light but they chose none or only one type of physical activity. Data were processed with the IBM SPSS 25 computer package. All hypotheses were tested on the level of 5-percent statistical risk (p ≤ 0.05).
Based on the obtained results and statistical analysis, we could only confirm the first hypothesis: physical activity during pregnancy does not affect the duration of pregnancy. The other five hypotheses that state that physical activity during pregnancy reduces a woman's total body weight during pregnancy increases the weight of the newborn, shortens the duration of labor and reduces the possibility of complications, reduces the level of pain on the VAS scale, and reduces the use of painkillers could not be confirmed as there are no statistically significant differences between the study groups.
Physical activity, therefore, has no major impact on the course of pregnancy and childbirth. It is important to have a healthy lifestyle where a healthy diet and mental well-being without the use of harmful substances in combination with regular physical activity is a part of every day.
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