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Rita Santos-Rocha

21PUBLICATIONS

67CO-AUTHORS

Infant and child healthExercise physiologyPsychosocial aspects of childbirth and perinatal mental healthPacific Peoples theory of change models for healthPacific Peoples sport and physical activity

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|Sep 01, 2025

Long-lasting effects of pregnancy and childbirth on physical activity in early school-age children.

Anna Weronika Szablewska, Sylwia Wencel, Rita Santos-Rocha

|Jul 14, 2025

Impact of in-person versus online supervised multicentre multicomponent prenatal exercise programme on maternal physical activity, fitness and healthy lifestyle: the Active Pregnancy trial SPIRIT 2025-based protocol.

Rita Santos-Rocha, Marco Branco, Joana Prior de Freitas

|Jun 26, 2025

Physical Activity and Sedentary Patterns of Pregnant Women in Southern Spain and the Relationship with Sociodemographic and Obstetric Characteristics: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Katty M Cavero, Rita Santos-Rocha, Diego Gómez-Baya

|Mar 07, 2025

International Delphi study of clinical and exercise professionals' opinion of physical activity prescreening and contraindications for participating in postpartum physical activity.

Margie H Davenport, Shefali Christopher, Rita E Deering

|Dec 17, 2024

Barriers and Facilitators of Physical Activity in Pregnancy and Postpartum Among Iranian Women: A Scoping Review.

Linda E May, Sarah J Moss, Anna Szumilewicz

|Jun 19, 2024

Understanding and Involving the Perspective of Pregnant Women as Users When Designing the Framework of e-Health and Exercise Interventions during Pregnancy: Preliminary Study.

Rita Santos-Rocha, Mariana Ferreira, Nuno Pimenta

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Anna Szumilewicz

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Marco Branco

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Anna Weronika Szablewska

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Margie H Davenport

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Miguel Oviedo-Caro

2 joint publications

Liliana Ramos

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Margie H H Davenport

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Nuno Pimenta

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Rita E Deering

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Nicole Beamish

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Anna Szumilewicz

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Marco Branco

3 joint publications

Anna Weronika Szablewska

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Margie H Davenport

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