Shakeel N, et al. - Researchers examined whether or not physical activity during pregnancy was inversely associated with postpartum depressive symptoms, PPDS (postpartum depressive symptoms) in a multiethnic sample. Women meeting the physical activity recommendation [>150 MVPA (moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity) min/week] during pregnancy showed a lower risk of PPDS compared to women who were not active during pregnancy, adjusted for ethnic minority background, depressive symptoms in the index pregnancy and self-reported pelvic girdle syndrome. In the sub-sample of ethnic minority women, the results for MVPA persisted.