Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise Prescription Course

6th Edition

March 18th, 2025
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22h

THEORETICAL CLASSES

8h

PRACTICAL CLASSES

30h

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Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise Prescription Course

Women, throughout their ontogenetic development, experience changes with great biopsychosocial impact. Pregnancy and postpartum are two special circumstances. They involve different hormonal realities, promote responses, adaptations, attitudes, and behaviors that require multidisciplinary monitoring. There are doubts, fears, and myths that must be resolved. However, there are also certainties, security precepts, and truths that, based on science and professional competence, enable interventions favorable to the restoration, maintenance, and/or improvement of health and well-being. To achieve these aims, physical exercise must be the common denominator for both circumstances.

The course Prescription of Physical Exercise in Pregnancy and Postpartum - structured in 6 theoretical and theoretical-practical modules and one day of practices, aims to enable health and sports science professionals to prescribe and manage exercise sessions safely and effectively in the context of pregnant and postpartum women. To interpret the program and systematically and comprehensively convey the objectives and learning outcomes envisaged for the course, we have invited and assembled a teaching team of experts in medicine, physiotherapy, sports science, psychology and nutrition, who ensure the explanation and discussion, current and consistent with good practice, of topics absolutely core to the evolution of the professional practice of those who work for the well-being and health of women in special circumstances.

From the anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system, listening to the hormonal dialogue and the specific pathology or disease, associated or dependent on each circumstance, to mental health and metabolism and body composition, we will arrive at the planning and prescription of physical exercise supported by solid and safe knowledge, with varied and effective purposes.

This course will enable you to prescribe and manage exercise sessions in the context of special and unique circumstances that attend women. You will be able to do so with the intellectual comfort and superior professional practice of one who has a 360° view, that is, complete, safe, and making a difference for the well-being and health of Women.

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OBJECTIVES

  Describe and recognize anatomical and physiological changes that occur in the context of pregnancy and postpartum, with an impact on the female reproductive system and musculoskeletal system.
  Identify and discuss physiological mechanisms in the context of exercise and sport endocrinology, the endocrine implications in the practice of physical exercise and vice versa.
  Differentiate and evaluate impacts on physical exercise of changes in hormonal mechanisms as a function of pregnancy and postpartum circumstances
  To recognize and calculate the impact on physical exercise of pathologies and diseases dependent and/or associated with pregnancy and postpartum
  Identify and recall warning signs of altered mental health status in pregnancy and postpartum
  Discuss and explain changes in metabolism and body composition in pregnancy and postpartum
  Describe and demonstrate physical assessment procedures adjusted to the circumstances of pregnancy and postpartum
  Describe and design safe and effective training plans in pregnancy and postpartum circumstances, and according to their anatomical and physiological implications and associated conditions
Description

This training is certified by IPDJ with 2.2 credit units awarded.

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WHY WILL I BE BETTER WITH THIS COURSE?

You will be better with this course because you will be able to recognize and assess the implications of the special circumstances of pregnancy and postpartum for safe and effective exercise prescription. The course offers you a 360° view of the changes and adaptations that take place in those special circumstances. The Prescription of Physical Exercise in Pregnancy and Postpartum offers you a teaching-learning context favorable to the assimilation, retention and transfer of a set of knowledge and specific skills so that you can contribute to the well-being and health of women.

PROGRAM

A PEDAGOGICAL JOURNEY FOR WOMEN’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING

Course introduction and presentation.

MODULE 1 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM

8:00pm | 10:00pm 

The female reproductive system.
- reproductive system
- hematological, cardiovascular and hemodynamic changes
- respiratory system
- gastro intestinal tract
- urinary system

8:00pm | 9:00pm Joana Vilas Boas

Biomechanical and postural aspects.

9:00pm | 10:00pm Joana Vilas Boas

Neuromusculoskeletal implications.

MODULE 2 - MULTILATERAL HORMONAL DIALOG IN PREGNANCY AND THE POSTPARTUM PERIOD

8:00pm | 9:00pm Adriana Lages

Structure and function of the endocrine system.

9:00pm | 10:00pm Adriana Lages

Communication and hormonal regulation in pregnancy and postpartum in the context of exercise

MODULE 3 - Pathology and disease dependent on and/or associated with pregnancy and postpartum - implications for the prescription of physical exercise

8:00pm | 9:00pm Maria João Sá

Pathology and disease dependent and/or associated with pregnancy: precautions and relative/absolute contraindications for the practice of physical exercise.

9:00pm | 10:00pm Maria João Sá

Pathology and disease dependent and/or associated with postpartum: precautions and relative/absolute contraindications for the practice of physical exercise.

MODULE 4 - MENTAL HEALTH IN THE CONTEXT OF PREGNANCY AND POSTPARTUM

8:00pm | 10:00pm Silvia Carvalho

How to deal with body image and manage expectations?

MODULE 5 - METABOLISM AND BODY COMPOSITION: MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF WEIGHT, GLYCEMIA AND OTHER METABOLIC VARIABLES

8:00pm | 9:00pm Inês Ruivo

In pregnancy.

9:00pm | 10:00pm Inês Ruivo

In postpartum.

MODULE 6 - PRESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL EXERCISE

8:00pm | 10:00pm

Planning and management of physical exercise in pregnancy and associated conditions:

  • Physical assessment of the pregnant woman;
  • Recommendations and benefits for/and the practice of physical exercise in the different trimesters;
  • Prescription and management of physical exercise in pregnant women:
  • Low back pain and/or low back pain
  • Urinary incontinence
8:00pm | 10:00pm Joana Vilas Boas

Prescription and periodization of physical exercise in pregnancy.

8:00pm | 10:00pm Carla Faria

Planning and management of postpartum physical exercise and associated conditions:

  • Postpartum physical assessment: abdominal diastasis, cesarean scar and pelvic floor;
  • Prescription, exercise management and training progression in the postpartum period.
8:00pm | 10:00pm Diana Silva

Prescription and periodization of physical exercise in the postpartum period

8:00pm | 10:00pm Diana Silva and Joana Vilas Boas

Exercise prescription in high-risk pregnancies.

OPTIONAL PRACTICAL COMPONENT

9:00am | 1:00pm Joana Vilas Boas 

Module 1 - Exercise planning and management in pregnancy 

  • Physical assessment of the pregnant woman
  • Training schedule and demonstration adapted to each trimester
  • Programming and demonstration of training adapted to specific conditions (low back pain and/or lumbar sciatic pain; urinary incontinence)
2:00pm | 6:00pm Carla Faria and Diana Silva

Module 2 - Exercise planning and management in the postpartum period

  • Physical assessment of the postpartum woman: movement and mobility assessment; abdominal diastasis measurement technique; ventilatory assessment - rhythm and type
  • Recovery and rehabilitation exercises - phase 1
  • Return to Exercise - phase 2
  • Bulletproof" body - phase 3
  • Integration of women in sports practice

*Date subject to change

Faculty

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CARLA FARIA
SCIENTIFIC-PEDAGOGICAL COORDINATOR AND LECTURER
Adriana Lages Copia
Adriana Lages
Diana Silva (1) Copy
Diana Silva
Inês Ruivo
Inês Ruivo
Lecturer
Joana Vilas Boas
Joana Vilas Boas
FMAC + JSA Mª João Sá
Maria João Sá
Silvia Carvalho
Silvia Carvalho

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Starts on March 18, 2025.

Registration fees:
1st price until 18/01/2025 - 220€
2nd price until 18/02/2025 - 280€
3rd price after 18/02/2025 - 360€

Phased payment 2x without interest:
70% - Upon registration
30% - After 30 days

Recorded lessons, made available after live broadcast (exclusively online or on television), will no longer be accessible 31 days after the last live broadcast session of the course.

Sports Sciences and Physical Education Professionals, Physiotherapists and Doctors.

The final classification in the course will result from the quantitative classification obtained by the final exam. The assessment comprises the answers to a 20-question multiple-choice exam. Each correct answer contributes 1 point to the final classification. The exam will be held at the end of the course.

The final evaluation of each course is expressed through a classification on a numerical scale from 0 to 20 points, with approval being considered as obtaining a minimum of 10 points.

The final classification of the course can be accompanied by a qualitative mention, expressed on the following scale: Sufficient (10 to 13), Good (14 and 15), Very Good (16 and 17) and Excellent (18 to 20).

According to the Portuguese legislation (DL 42/2005 of 22 February), grades below 10, on a scale from 0 to 20, imply failure.

At the end of the course, an evaluation instrument will be applied to measure the participants’ satisfaction with the training process and the conditions for carrying out the course, aiming at possible improvement actions.

At the end of the course, a Professional Training Certificate will be issued, in accordance with current legislation (Ordinance No. 474/2010 of 8 July), to all participants who successfully complete the vocational training. This certificate, as well as a diploma, will be made available in digital format in the participant’s area, on the EMSaúde website, within a maximum period of 30 working days, after the end date of the course. If the student does not succeed, a Certificate of Attendance in Vocational Training will be issued.

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Registration fees:

1st price until 18/01/2025 - 220€
2nd price after 18/02/2025 - 280€
3rd price after 18/02/2025 - 360€

WHAT DOES THIS COURSE INCLUDE?

   22h of theoretical component - 100% Online
   8h of optional practical classes – In-Person
  Recorded lessons, made available after live broadcast (exclusively online or on television), will no longer be accessible 31 days after the last live session broadcast of the course
   Vocational Training Certificate* or Vocational Training Attendance Certificate
   * In addition, the right to the Diploma issued by a FIFA, ISAKOS, ESSKA and ICRS accredited centre.
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To validate your registration follow the steps:
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1st price until 18/01/2025 - 220€
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3rd price after 18/02/2025 - 360€

Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise Prescription Course

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Admission Fee:

220,00 

To complete your application, follow the steps below:

  1. Click on "Add" and formalize the application by paying the corresponding fee.
  2. Please send your application and proof of payment of the application fee to [email protected] (Application elements: Copy of Citizen's Card or Identity Card/Contributor's Card, Full Address, E-mail, Telephone, Certificate of Qualifications and Curriculum Vitae).
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1. early bird (until September 15, 2024) and prompt payment:
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  • 25% - Until January 31, 2025: 585 €
  • 25% - Until April 30, 2025: 585 €
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