A cohort of 118 pregnant women in Brazil practiced mostly mild-intensity activities at the
16th and at 32nd weeks of pregnancy and all participants were classified as sedentary and performed
mostly domestic activities [10]. To assess levels of physical activity, Silva et al. (2007)
acculturated and validated the PPAQ with a sample of 305 pregnant Brazilian women and
found that 80% performed mild-intensity activities or were sedentary and that mild-intensity
activities tended to increase during pregnancy, while moderate activities decreased [9].