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“I Am A Runner”: A Qualitative Analysis Of Women-Runners’ Pregnancy Experiences, Jennifer M. Ohlendorf, Anna L. Anklam, Lindsay Gardner
“I Am A Runner”: A Qualitative Analysis Of Women-Runners’ Pregnancy Experiences, Jennifer M. Ohlendorf, Anna L. Anklam, Lindsay Gardner
College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications
Background
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.
Aim
This study aims to explicate the experience women runners have in pregnancy to further providers’ understanding of this population’s unique needs.
Methods
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.
Findings …