European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

BENEFITS OF CLASSICAL BALLET PRACTICE DURING PREGNANCY

Renata Della Enns Da Fonseca and Maria Gisele dos Santos*

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to analyze from a literature review, the benefits of the classical ballet practice in pregnant women, in their gestation period, delivery and postpartum, as stated by SOUZA et al. (2012) the gestation is a period of intense changes for women, both physical and psychological, considered by COSTA et al. (2010) one of the biggest changes that the human body can suffer. In this paper the changes in metabolic, hormonal, cardiovascular, respiratory, musculoskeletal and central nervous systems that occur in women were studied. From this study, the modifications were correlated with the benefits that classical ballet can provide for this specific moment in a woman's life, these being cardiovascular conditioning benefits, hormonal, psychological, neural, musculoskeletal, metabolic, flexibility, respiratory and body consciousness. It was possible to verify that the practice of classical ballet during the gestation period is not only beneficial for the pregnant woman, but also for her baby, for the moment of delivery and postpartum.

Keywords: Ballet, Pregnancy, Gestation, Physical activity.