Dr Olga Roldan Reoyo

Affiliate, Science and Engineering

olga.roldanreoyo@swansea.ac.uk

Available For Postgraduate Supervision

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About

I am an advocate for exercise and health, in particular it fascinates me the potential of exercise during and after pregnancy, not only for women’s health but also the promising effects of maternal exercise in foetal development and their posterior health.

Since 2010 I have been studying and researching the effects of prenatal exercise in the maternal and foetal cardiovascular adaptations.

I am the leader and principal investigator of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Grant Award. The Physical Exercise and Cardiovascular Adaptation Monitoring in Pregnancy (PECAMP) Study aims to investigate the effect of exercise in the maternal and foetal cardiovascular adaptations.

My mission as a researcher and exercise professional is that pre and postnatal exercise are recognised as essential and included as part of the national health care system. As well as breaking the stigma around exercise and pregnancy, female pelvic and perineal health; and female mental health.

Areas Of Expertise

Exercise physiology
Prenatal and postnatal exercise
Exercise for health and human performance

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

Public health.

Exercise during and after pregnancy.

Kinanthropometry and body composition.

Award Highlights Collaborations

Publications

Research Highlights

Roldan-Reoyo, O., Pelaez, M., May, L., Barakat, R., & Roldan Reoyo, O. (2019). Influence of maternal physical exercise on fetal and maternal heart rate responses. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-019-00582-5, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50224
Romero-Gallard, L., Roldan Reoyo, O., Castro-Piñero, J., Ocon-Hernandez, O., Aparicio, V., Soriano-Maldonado, A., Mottola, M., & May, L. (2022). Physical Fitness Assessment during Pregnancy. ACSM'S Health and Fitness Journal, 26(5), 84-90.
https://doi.org/10.1249/fit.0000000000000805, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61017
Romero-Gallardo, L., Roldan Reoyo, O., Castro-Piñero, J., May, L., Ocón-Hernández, O., Mottola, M., Aparicio, V., & Soriano-Maldonado, A. (2022). Assessment of physical fitness during pregnancy: validity and reliability of fitness tests, and relationship with maternal and neonatal health – a systematic review. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 8(3), e001318
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001318, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61367
Roldan Reoyo, O., Mackintosh, K., McNarry, M., Jones, S., Emery, S., Uzun, O., & Lewis, M. (2022). The Physical Exercise and Cardiovascular Adaptation Monitoring in Pregnancy (PE-CAMP) Randomised Controlled Trial Protocol. medRxiv
https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.27.22274359, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62066
Baena‐García, L., de la Flor‐Alemany, M., Coll‐Risco, I., Roldan Reoyo, O., Aranda, P., & Aparicio, V. (2023). A concurrent prenatal exercise program increases neonatal and placental weight and shortens labor: The GESTAFIT project. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 33(4), 465-474.
https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14298, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sms.14298
Brown, N., Williams, G., Stodter, A., McNarry, M., Roldan-Reoyo, O., Mackintosh, K., Moore, I., Williams, E., & Roldan Reoyo, O. (2023). A Global Women’s Rugby Union Web-Based Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(8), 5475
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085475, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63116
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085475
Brown, N., Roldan Reoyo, O., Williams, G., Stodter, A., Moore, I., Mackintosh, K., McNarry, M., & Williams, E. (n.d.) Profiling Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Perceived Impact on Training and Performance in a Global Sample of Women Rugby Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 18(9), 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0137, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63549
http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0137

All Research

Journal Articles

Brown, N., Williams, G., Stodter, A., McNarry, M., Roldan-Reoyo, O., Mackintosh, K., Moore, I., Williams, E., & Roldan Reoyo, O. (2023). A Global Women’s Rugby Union Web-Based Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(8), 5475
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085475, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63116
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085475
Baena‐García, L., de la Flor‐Alemany, M., Coll‐Risco, I., Roldan Reoyo, O., Aranda, P., & Aparicio, V. (2023). A concurrent prenatal exercise program increases neonatal and placental weight and shortens labor: The GESTAFIT project. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 33(4), 465-474.
https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14298, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62892
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sms.14298
Romero-Gallardo, L., Roldan Reoyo, O., Castro-Piñero, J., May, L., Ocón-Hernández, O., Mottola, M., Aparicio, V., & Soriano-Maldonado, A. (2022). Assessment of physical fitness during pregnancy: validity and reliability of fitness tests, and relationship with maternal and neonatal health – a systematic review. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 8(3), e001318
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001318, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61367
Romero-Gallard, L., Roldan Reoyo, O., Castro-Piñero, J., Ocon-Hernandez, O., Aparicio, V., Soriano-Maldonado, A., Mottola, M., & May, L. (2022). Physical Fitness Assessment during Pregnancy. ACSM'S Health and Fitness Journal, 26(5), 84-90.
https://doi.org/10.1249/fit.0000000000000805, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa61017
Roldan Reoyo, O., Mackintosh, K., McNarry, M., Jones, S., Emery, S., Uzun, O., & Lewis, M. (2022). The Physical Exercise and Cardiovascular Adaptation Monitoring in Pregnancy (PE-CAMP) Randomised Controlled Trial Protocol. medRxiv
https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.04.27.22274359, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62066
Roldan-Reoyo, O., Pelaez, M., May, L., Barakat, R., & Roldan Reoyo, O. (2019). Influence of maternal physical exercise on fetal and maternal heart rate responses. German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-019-00582-5, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa50224
Brown, N., Roldan Reoyo, O., Williams, G., Stodter, A., Moore, I., Mackintosh, K., McNarry, M., & Williams, E. (n.d.) Profiling Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Perceived Impact on Training and Performance in a Global Sample of Women Rugby Players. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 18(9), 1-7.
https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0137, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63549
http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2023-0137

Key Grants and Projects

Physical Exercise and Cardiovascular Adaptation Monitoring in Pregnancy. The PECAMP Study. 2017 - 2022

, with Prof Michael J. Lewis, Prof Orhan Uzun, Prof Simon Emery, Dr Kelly Mackintosh, Dr Melitta McNarr, 162,339.72

Career History

Research Fellow, Swansea University

June 2017 - February 2022

Public Engagements

2019 Invited to the Soapbox Science Street Event, 22nd June. Swansea University, Swansea. Exercise during pregnancy. Give your baby the best start.

2018 Invited to the Science Festival, 7th November. Benefits of exercise during pregnancy. Pelvic floor workshop.

Invited Presentations, Lectures and Conferences

Female training. Implications of menstrual cycle in performance and exercise during pregnancy.

January 2021

Expert in Sports Nutrition Postgraduate course. European University of Madrid. Madrid, Spain.
Exercise and relaxation in pregnancy and the puerperium

June 2019

Midwifery School, Swansea University, Wales.
Physical activity and health promotion in pregnancy

May 2019

Maternity Care. HE.Cert. Swansea University, Swansea, Wales.
Physical activity and health promotion in pregnancy.

May 2019

Maternity Care. HE.Cert. Swansea University, Swansea, Wales.
The Effects Of Exercise In Maternal And Foetal Cardiovascular Health

January 2019

Wales Exercise and Medicine Symposium. Cardiff, Wales.
Physical Exercise and Cardiovascular Adaptation Monitoring in Pregnancy

November 2017

University of Granada. Granada, Spain.
Physical Exercise and Cardiovascular Adaptation Monitoring in Pregnancy

November 2017

University of Granada. Granada, Spain.
Exercise during pregnancy and foetal heart response

August 2014

East Carolina University, North Carolina, USA.
Exercise prescription during pregnancy

July 2014

East Carolina University, North Carolina, USA.

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Areas Of Expertise

Career Highlights

Publications

Research Highlights

All Research

Journal Articles

Key Grants and Projects

Physical Exercise and Cardiovascular Adaptation Monitoring in Pregnancy. The PECAMP Study. 2017 - 2022

Career History

Research Fellow, Swansea University

Public Engagements

Invited Presentations, Lectures and Conferences

Female training. Implications of menstrual cycle in performance and exercise during pregnancy.

Exercise and relaxation in pregnancy and the puerperium

Physical activity and health promotion in pregnancy

Physical activity and health promotion in pregnancy.

The Effects Of Exercise In Maternal And Foetal Cardiovascular Health

Physical Exercise and Cardiovascular Adaptation Monitoring in Pregnancy

Physical Exercise and Cardiovascular Adaptation Monitoring in Pregnancy

Exercise during pregnancy and foetal heart response

Exercise prescription during pregnancy