AUTHORS
Andrea Iglesias Comesaña
Natalia Ortega San Antonio
Irene Martín Avi
KEY WORDS
Pregnancy, Nutrition, Diet, Exercise, Reproductive techniques
ABSTRACT
The role of the midwife is fundamental in terms of health education and disease prevention in a specific and vulnerable period of a woman’s life – pregnancy. The aim of this study is to find out about dietary habits and physical activity during pregnancy in women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques (ART) and in women who have conceived spontaneously. For this purpose, a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in 45 pregnant women at the Dr. Balmis General University Hospital in Alicante (HGUA in Spanish). The measuring instrument was the UMH version of the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire (PPAQ). Results were obtained on the amount and frequency of consumption of different food groups, on the amount and type of physical activity, and other data such as weight gain during pregnancy or the type of institution attended for pregnancy follow-up. In conclusion, the group of women who underwent ART were more physically active and had better eating habits than women who conceived spontaneously.