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Background  Measures of mechanical work may be useful in evaluating efficiency of walking during pregnancy. Various adaptations in the body during pregnancy lead to altered gait, consequently contributing to the total energy cost of walking. Measures of metabolic energy expenditure may not be reliable for measuring energetic cost of gait during pregnancy as pregnancy results in numerous metabolic changes resulting from foetal development. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine if mechanical work prediction equations correlate with the metabolic energy cost of gait during pregnancy.    Methods  Thirty-five (35) women (27.5 ± 6.1 years) gave informed consent for participation in the study at different weeks of gestation pregnancy. Gas exchange and gait data were recorded while walking at a fixed self-selected walking speed. External (W ext ) work was estimated assuming no energy transfer between segments, while internal work (W int ) assumed energy transfer between segments. Hence total energy of the body (W tot ) was calculated based on the segmental changes relative to the surrounding, and relative to the centre of mass of the whole body. Equations for mechanical work were correlated with net and gross O 2  rate, and O 2  cost.    Results  External, internal and total mechanical energy showed significant positive relationship with gross O 2  rate ( r  = 0.48,  r  = 0.35; and  r  = 0.49 respectively), and gross O 2  cost ( r  = 0.42;  r  = 0.70, and  r  = 0.62, respectively). In contrast, external, internal and total mechanical energy had no significant relationship with net O 2  rate ( r  = 0.19,  r  = 0.24, and  r  = 0.24, respectively). Net O 2  cost was significant related W ext  ( r  = 0.49) W int  ( r  = 0.66) and W tot  ( r  = 0.62). Energy recovery improved with increase in gait speed.    Conclusions  Measures of mechanical work, when adjusted for resting energy expenditure, and walking speed may be useful in comparing metabolic energy consumption between women during pregnancy, or assessment or gait changes of the same individual throughout pregnancy.

Correlating mechanical work with energy consumption during gait throughout pregnancy