Three-Dimensional Kinetic Adaptations of Gait throughout Pregnancy and Postpartum

Figure 1

Mean values of ground reaction forces of each group (in bodyweight). Each line represents the later stages of first (dotted line), second (dashed line), and third trimesters (solid line) and of postpartum period (dash-dot-dot line). Mean vertical, anterior-posterior, and medial-lateral components of GRF, for right and left lower limbs. The curve peaks are indicated by numbers: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, and () points the significant differences.