Influência do exercício físico sobre as mudanças hormonais, psicológicas e fisiológicas durante a gestação e puerpério: uma revisão narrativa

Abstract

Pregnancy brings with it several changes, such as hormonal, physiological and psychological. Thus, the experience of conceiving, gestating and giving birth can also bring to the woman some emotional disorders, since during these phases, also due to hormonal oscillations, the woman is in a period of greater emotional sensitivity. Physical exercise has proven benefits in promoting maternal-fetal health. Therefore, there is a need to ratify the advantages of physical exercise. The present study aims to investigate the influence of physical exercise on hormonal, psychological and physiological changes during pregnancy and puerperium. For this, a narrative bibliographic review was carried out, where 6 randomized clinical trials from the period from 2019 to 2024 were selected, in the PubMed, Scielo and LILACS databases. The results indicate that physical exercise contributes to the promotion of maternal-fetal health, being a valuable tool in the promotion of maternal health, especially in relation to the control of gestational diabetes, pelvic floor recovery and mitigation of symptoms of postpartum depression. Thus, it is possible to affirm that the initial hypothesis that physical exercise exerts a positive influence, contributing to the improvement of conditions during pregnancy and puerperium, was confirmed.