Table 3.

Short characteristics of analyzed guidelines on physical activity intensity in pregnancy and methods of determining and assessing it during classes, published after 2014.

Authors or Publishing Organizations	Country	Year of Publication	Recommended PA Intensity—General Recommendations 1	Recommended PA Intensity—Detailed Recommendations 2	The Safe Upper Limit of PA Intensity	PA Intensity Determining and Monitoring Methods	PA Intensity Depending on PA Experience	Additional Information on the PA Intensity
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) [24]	United States	2014	moderate	not included	not included	not included	included	included
International Olympic Committee (IOC) [25]	international	2016	not included	not included	not included	the Borg scale/RPE scale	included	included
International Olympic Committee (IOC) [26]	international	2016	light to moderate; high or can be harmful	not included	not included	not included	not included	not included
Sport Medicine Australia (SMA) [27]	Australia	2016	moderate to vigorous	included (aerobic activities and muscle-strengthening exercises)	not included	the Borg scale/RPE scale; the Talk Test	included	included
International Olympic Committee (IOC) [28]	international	2018	light to moderate	not included	not included	the Borg scale/RPE scale	included	included
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada; Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology SOGC/CSEP [29]	Canada	2018	moderate; higher under strict medical supervision	not included	not included	HR range; the Talk Test	included	not included
Cyprus National Addictions Authority [30]	Cyprus	2019	low to moderate	include (cardio exercises)	not included	not included	included	not included
Department of Health and Social Care, Scottish Government [31]	United Kingdom	2019	the same as before pregnancy	not included	not included	not included	included	not included
Exercise is Medicine/American College of Sports Medicine (EIM/ACSM) [32]	United States	2019	moderate	not included	not included	the Talk Test	not included	not included
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) [33]	United States	2020	moderate; higher under strict medical supervision; obesity: low to comfortable	not included	is unknown	HR range; the Borg scale/RPE scale; the Talk Test	included	included
Austrian Health Promotion Fund [34]	Austria	2020	moderate	not included	not included	not included	not included	not included
British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine [35]	United Kingdom	2020	moderate	not included	not included	HR range	included	included
Casa do Brasil de Lisboa [36]	Portugal	2020	not included	not included	not included	not included	not included	not included
Department of Health Australian Government [37]	Australia	2020	moderate to vigorous; higher after consulting a doctor	not included	not included	the Borg scale/RPE scale the Talk Test	included	not included
World Health Organization (WHO) [38]	international	2020	moderate	not included	not included	HR range; the Talk Test	included	not included
Australian Government. Department of Health (AGDH) [39]	Australia	2021	moderate to vigorous	not included	not included	the Talk Test	not included	not included
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) [40]	United States	not reported, access in 2023	the same as before pregnancy	not included	not included	not included	included	not included
European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (EBCOG) [41]	International	2023	moderate; higher with caution	not included	not included	not included	not included	included
National Health Service NHS [42]	United Kingdom	2023	not included	not included	not included	the Talk Test	not included	not included
Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (PTGiP) and Polish Society of Sports Medicine (PTMS) [43]	Poland	2023	moderate to high	included (muscle strengthening, balance, neuromotor, and pelvic floor exercises)	is unknown	HR range; the Borg scale/RPE scale; the Talk Test	included	included
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (RANZCOG) [44]	Australia and New Zealand	2023	moderate to vigorous	not included	not included	HR range; the Borg scale/RPE scale; the Talk Test	included	included
Sport Medicine Australia (SMA) [45]	Australia	not reported, access in 2023	the same as before pregnancy	not included	not included	HR range; the Borg scale/RPE scale	not included	not included

¹ Information on the recommended level of PA intensity. ² Information on PA intensity related to the particular elements of the PA for pregnant women (flexibility, muscular strength, and cardio-vascular fitness elements).