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Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (PTGiP) and Polish Society of Sports Medicine (PTMS) recommendations on physical activity during pregnancy and the postpartum period

Ewa Kwiatkowska1, Anna Kajdy2, Anita Sikora-Szubert3, Agata Karowicz-Bilinska4, Anna Zembron-Lacny5, Kazimierz Ciechanowski1, Jaroslaw Krzywanski6, Sebastian Kwiatkowski7, Tomasz Kostka8, Piotr Sieroszewski9, Anna Szumilewicz10
DOI: 10.5603/GP.a2023.0080
Pubmed: 37599577
Ginekol Pol 2024;95(3):218-231.

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