From June 12-14, 2024, the Department of Health, in collaboration with the Thailand Physical Activity Knowledge Development Centre (TPAK), the Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University, and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, organized a training workshop titled “Guidelines for Promoting Physical Activity for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PA Pregnant and Postpartum Woman Guideline)” aimed at professional nurses, public health academics, and sports scientists from Health Centers 1-12. The workshop took place at the Urban Health Development Institute and the Health Promotion Office, T.K. Palace Hotel and Convention in Bangkok.
Dr. Pakorn Tungkaserirak, Assistant Director General of the Department of Health, honored the occasion as the welcoming speaker, and delivered a lecture on “Hospital Operations According to Maternal and Child Health Standards Quality Antenatal Clinic (ANC),” alongside Dr. Supitcha Wongchan, Acting Director of the Physical Activity Division for Health, who opened the training.
The objective of this training was to enhance knowledge and understanding of practice guidelines and the use of toolkits for promoting physical activity among pregnant and postpartum women receiving services at antenatal clinics. Dr. Chaiwat Fasawang, an expert physician from the Public Health Office in Ubon Ratchathani Province, led a lecture on “Providing Risk Assessment Knowledge for Classifying and Evaluating Pregnant Women.” Piyawat Katewongsa, Director of TPAK, led the Thailand Physical Activity Knowledge Development Centre, and Mr. Panya Chulert, head of the research and development group, along with their research team, participated as speakers to convey measures and service packages for promoting physical activity.
Participants engaged in lectures, practical exercises, and discussions on physical activity assessments, risk assessments, setting physical activity goals during pregnancy and postpartum, and trimester-specific exercise programs for pregnant women. They also discussed strategies to integrate physical activity promotion into the service system of antenatal clinics effectively for pregnant and postpartum women.
For those interested, photos from the activity can be viewed on the following Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=IPSRMAHIDOLUNIVERSITY&set=a.937204174870326
