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Gymnastics in Pregnancy
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:11.00
Study Course Accepted:26.08.2024 14:57:54
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SUUK_122 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine | Target Audience: | Medicine | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Maruta Hoferte | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 3 Cigoriņu Street, spk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 67611559 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | No prior knowledge is required, we will learn it in the learning process. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To acquire knowledge about the need for physical activities during pregnancy and the importance of physical preparation for an easier delivery. Learn what exercises will improve the specific physiological problem during pregnancy. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Physical activity during the pregnancy. Pregnant woman gymnastics, yoga, pilates, fitness equipment. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 2 | Physiological changes during the pregnancy and the problem solution with the help of physical exercise. | Lectures | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 3 | Used methods to facilitate the birth process for the pregnant women. | Classes | 1.00 | other | |||||
| 4 | Learning breathing techniques for easier childbirth process. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Contraindications for exercising during the pregnancy. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Learning relaxation techniques for pregnant women. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Specificity of exercise and fitness lessons in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd trimester of pregnancy. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Exercising with a partner and its role in childbirth. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Fetal breech deliveries and methods of its correction. | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Postpartum health importance for women's health. | Classes | 0.50 | other | |||||
| 11 | Exercising together with the baby. | Classes | 0.50 | other | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The student performs independent homework using the latest scientific research, literature reviews and will analyze exercises for various physiological problems. During the lesson, students divide into groups and analyze which exercises should be performed in which trimester of pregnancy and present them. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Test method: Exam. One theoretical question on the given topic. The second method – practical test – be able to lead health exercise complex in individual trimesters and knowing their peculiarities. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of the study course acquisition students will know and be able to: • tell about the impact and importance of exercise during pregnancy and after childbirth; • name the physiological changes in the female body during pregnancy; • recognize and correct changes in the motion support apparatus for pregnant women; • list the conditions to be taken into account in the management of exercise for pregnant women; • name the symptoms when pregnant women should stop exercising; • formulate contraindications for gymnastics in pregnant women and for postnatal exercise; • present postures and exercises during childbirth; • justify her husband's role in the successful delivery of labor; • explain what an active childbirth is and what its benefits are; • characterize the role of water gymnastics in the preparation of labor and delivery in water; • describe the postpartum period; • define the importance and contraindications of postnatal exercise. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After completing this course, students will: • be able to use special exercises to strengthen health during pregnancy and after childbirth; • learn to use exercises that improve the well-being of a woman during pregnancy; • be able to find out the wrong posture for a pregnant woman and make the posture adjustment; • be able to use the acquired special breathing techniques for successful delivery of the birth; • be able to use a variety of relaxation techniques during pregnancy and childbirth; • gain an understanding of Kegel exercises and their application in practice; • be able to develop their own exercise programme – strengthening the abdominal muscles, legs, arms, chest and back muscles; • explain breathing techniques in childbirth and learn how to use them for their own and clients' needs; • be able to detect Diastasis recti and correct it with special exercises; • be able to explain the basic principles of gymnastics during different trimesters of pregnancy; • be able to describe briefly the anus of the fetal anus and its corrective exercises; • be able to use the right exercises for women after childbirth and Cesarean section; • learn how to create a small exercise programme for the mother with the child. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | On successful course completion the students can apply knowledge during their own pregnancy, as well as to advise their patients what is and is not recommended for pregnant women. Will be able to lead classes for pregnant women and give comprehensive explanations about the importance of exercise for various physiological problems that affect the mother-to-be during pregnancy. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Tara Lee and Mary Attwood. "Pregnancy health Yoga". London, 2013. | ||||||||
| 2 | Deilija, D. Vingrojumi veselības uzlabošanai. Rīga: SIA “Jāna Rozes apgāds”, 2014, 186-191. | ||||||||
| 3 | Isabel Eisen. "Anatomy of Fitness Pilates". 2013, Australia | ||||||||
| 4 | Ieteikumi kā mazināt muguras sāpes. 23.10.2012. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 5 | Cherry Baker. "Pregnancy and Fitness". 2006, London (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 6 | Oskars Nilsons. "Stiepšanās". 2009, Apgāds Madris (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 7 | Florence Peterson Kendall & et al. Muscles. Testing and Function with Posture and Pain. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010, Pages 176 – 187. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 8 | Fransuāza Bārbira Frīdmane. "Joga bērniem". 2003, Jumava (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 9 | Līga Aberberga-Augškalne. "Fizioloģija rehabilitollogiem". 2008, Nacionālais medicīnas apgāds. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 10 | Delavjē, F. Vingrinājumi sievietēm. Rīga, Apgāds Zvaigzne ABC. 2007, 129. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 11 | Apinis, P. Cilvēks. Anatomija, fizioloģija, patoloģijas pamati. Rīga, SIA Nacionālais Medicīnas apgāds, 1998. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 12 | Ķīle-Pipaste, M., R. N., S. C. M. Grāmata topošai mātei. Zvaigzne ABC. 1994 (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 13 | Goldie Karpel Oren Yoga Anatomy of Fitness. 2014, Australia | ||||||||
| 14 | Lauren Roxburgh. Taller, Slimmer, Younger. 2016, New York | ||||||||
| 15 | Austin Current. "Science of Strength Training". 2021, Great Britain | ||||||||
| 16 | Sally Searle &Cathy Meeus. Secrets of Pilates 2017, UK | ||||||||
| 17 | Tommy Christian SECURE PREGNANCY DO GYMNASTIC, 2020 | ||||||||
| 18 | Miriam Wessels. Gymnastics for Pregnant Women. 2011, Spain (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 19 | Sandra Jordan. Yoga for Pregnancy: Ninety-Two Safe, Gentle Stretches Appropriate for Pregnant Women & New Mothers, 2014 | ||||||||
| 20 | James F. Catherine Cram "Exercising through your Pregnancy". 2012, USA (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Davenport, Margie H., et al. Exercise for the Prevention and Treatment of Low Back, Pelvic Girdle and Lumbopelvic Pain during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. British Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 2019 | ||||||||
| 2 | Ibanez, G., Khaled, A., Renard, J. F., Rohani, S., Nizard, J., Baiz, N., ... & Chastang, J. (2017). Back pain during pregnancy and quality of life of pregnant women. Primary Health Care: Open Access, 7(1), 1-6. | ||||||||
| 3 | Manyozo, Steven D., Nesto, T., Bonongwe, P., Mulla, Adamson S. Low Back Pain during Pregnancy: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Association with Daily Activities among Pregnant Women in Urban Blantyre, Malawi. Malawi Medical Journal, vol. 31,no. 1. 2019, pp. 71–76. PubMed Central, doi:10.4314/mmj.v31i1.12. | ||||||||
| 4 | Shiri, R., Koggon, D., Flah-Hasani, K. Exercise for the Prevention of Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials. American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 187, no. 5, 2018, pp. 1093–1100. Silverchair, doi:10.1093/aje/kwx337. | ||||||||
| 5 | Myers Thomas W. Anatomy trains 4th edition. 2021, Elsevier. Pages 147 – 173. | ||||||||
| 6 | Beaumont, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. Beaumont Health 2021. [sk.14.06.2021]. | ||||||||
