Balance (perceived and actual) and preferred stance width during pregnancy

Clinical Biomechanics
John JangElizabeth T Hsiao-Wecksler

Abstract

Pregnant women often remark that their balance degrades during pregnancy; however, it appears that no studies have documented the gravida's perception of her balance nor measured direction-specific changes in balance throughout pregnancy or after delivery. Thirty women, fifteen pregnant and fifteen non-pregnant controls, were tested monthly and through 6-month postpartum. For each session, perceived degradation in sense of balance, laboratory-based balance measures, stance width, and the number of falls since the previous session were recorded. Laboratory-based balance measures, quantified by direction-specific measures of postural sway, were computed from ten 30s quiet-standing trials on a stationary force platform. Repeated-measures analysis of variance, paired t-tests, and Pearson correlations were use to examine group and time effects. For the pregnant group, perceived balance degradation and stance width were highly correlated (r = 0.94). Both increased during pregnancy (P < or = 0.016) and dropped to near-control levels after delivery (P < or = 0.004). Compared to the control group, pregnant subjects displayed increased sway, especially in the anterior-posterior and radial directions (P < or = 0.039). Anterior-posterior s...Continue Reading

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