Marquette University College of Nursing, Clark Hall, 331, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, United States.
Marquette University College of Nursing, Clark Hall, 331, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, United States; Aurora Sinai Medical Center, United States; Aurora-University of Wisconsin Women's Health Clinics and Midwifery & Wellness Center, United States.
Women Birth. 2019 Jun;32(3):e307-e314. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.07.021. Epub 2018 Aug 11.
Women runners are a group with potential for health maintenance and health promotion in pregnancy. When providers counsel women to discontinue or cut back on running without cause, an opportunity for health benefits to both woman and baby may be lost.
This study aims to explicate the experience women runners have in pregnancy to further providers' understanding of this population's unique needs.
An online, qualitative inquiry was employed to explore the experiences of an online community of women runners in pregnancy (N=22). The Doing Pregnancy framework provided guidance for final stages of the analysis.
Four themes emerged, explicating a process for "Doing Pregnancy" as a woman-runner: (1) I am a runner; (2) running tunes me into my pregnant body; (3) adjusting to pregnancy's changes; and (4) trusting my instincts & knowledge vs. listening to others.
Women's sense of embodiment caused them to feel strongly tuned into the needs of their maternal-fetal dyad and to trust that they knew what was healthy regarding running during pregnancy. When provider advice was conflicting or was not evidence-based, women lost trust in their providers.
Providers caring for women runners should recognize running as a key piece of their identities and enter into shared partnership as women navigate changes in pregnancy. Women have a strong sense of embodiment and are tuned into the needs of their body as well as the needs of their baby.
女性跑步者是一群在怀孕期间具有保持健康和促进健康潜力的人。如果提供者没有理由就建议女性停止或减少跑步，那么女性和婴儿都可能失去获得健康益处的机会。
本研究旨在阐明女性跑步者在怀孕期间的体验，以进一步了解这一人群的独特需求。
采用在线定性调查的方法，探讨了一个在线女性跑步者社区在怀孕期间的经历（N=22）。“怀孕实践”框架为分析的最后阶段提供了指导。
出现了四个主题，阐明了女性跑步者在怀孕期间“怀孕实践”的过程：（1）我是一名跑步者；（2）跑步让我更了解怀孕的身体；（3）适应怀孕的变化；（4）相信自己的本能和知识，而不是听从他人的建议。
女性的身体意识使她们强烈地感受到自己和胎儿的需求，并相信自己知道怀孕期间跑步是健康的。当提供者的建议存在冲突或没有证据支持时，女性会对提供者失去信任。
照顾女性跑步者的提供者应该认识到跑步是她们身份的关键部分，并在女性在怀孕期间应对变化时，与她们建立共同的合作伙伴关系。女性有一种强烈的身体意识，她们能够感受到自己身体的需求以及婴儿的需求。
