Maternal and fetal responses to a maternal aerobic exercise program

Collings, C. A.; Curet, Luis B.; Mullin, J. P.

doi:10.1016/0002-9378(83)90576-8

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“…7,8 Except for one epidemiological study in Denmark, 4 studies on the association of exercise during pregnancy with placental weight are based on small study samples, and the results are inconsistent. [9][10][11] The findings in the Danish study 4 suggest that placental weight may decrease with increasing frequency of exercise in early pregnancy (test for trend, P=0.060). A disproportional size of the placenta relative to birthweight may indicate an unfavorable intrauterine environment for the fetus.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…4 Other studies that have addressed the association of exercise in pregnancy with placental weight are small, and the results from these studies are conflicting. [9][10][11] The association of exercise in pregnancy with placental to birthweight ratio were estimated in two of the above studies, and both high 10 and low 11 ratio were reported. Whether exercise in the third trimester of pregnancy is associated with placental weight, has to our knowledge, not previously been studied.…”

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Exercise in pregnancy: an association with placental weight?

Hilde

Eskild

Owe

et al. 2017

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Dette er siste tekst-versjon av artikkelen, og den kan inneholde små forskjeller fra forlagets pdf-versjon. Forlagets pdf-versjon finner du på sciencedirect.com: http://dx.doi. org/10.1016/j.ajog.2016.10.018 This is the final text version of the article, and it may contain minor differences from the journal's pdf version. The original publication is available at sciencedirect. CondensationIn a cohort of 80,515 pregnancies, placental weight decreased with increasing frequency of leisure time exercise. Short version of titleExercise and placental weight 4 Abstract Background: Women with high levels of physical exercise have increased demand for

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Exercise in pregnancy: an association with placental weight?

Hilde

Eskild

Owe

et al. 2017

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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“…Moreover, LTPA levels often decrease throughout gestation [3]. Given the lower rates of LTPA among pregnant women, coupled with the many maternal benefits associated with antenatal LTPA such as increased fitness [4], prevention of excess weight gain [5], low back pain [6], and lower anxiety and depressive symptomatology [7], there is a definite need to promote engagement in antenatal LTPA [3,8].…”

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Antenatal physical activity counseling among healthcare providers

Leiferman¹,

Gutilla²,

Paulson³

et al. 2012

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Objective: Pregnant women often report a lack of knowledge concerning the safety of exercising during pregnancy. Healthcare providers play an integral role in providing pregnant women with the necessary knowledge to promote antenatal physical activity. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess healthcare providers' beliefs, attitudes, knowledge and practices related to antenatal physical activity counseling. Study Design: 188 Providers (i.e. obstetricians, midwives, and family medicine physicians) completed a 39 closed-item survey. Characteristics among healthcare providers' physical activity counseling practices as well as belief, attitudes and knowledge were explored. Results: The majority of all providers agreed that physical activity during pregnancy will result in numerous improved health outcomes for mother and baby. Approximately half of the providers (48%, n = 89) were not familiar with the current national guides recommending that women free of obstetric complications should engage in at least 150 minutes of exercise per week. Only 43% of providers believed their patients followed the advice they are given about physical activity. Over half of the providers reported that they provide in-office physical activity counseling, and FMs provide individualized counseling less often than OBs and CNMs (i.e. 33%, 60%, and 65%, respectively; p = 0.0014). Importantly, 17% (n = 31) of providers reported that they never received professional training in antenatal physical activity counseling and of those that did receive training, 69% (n = 107) claimed their training was "fair" or "poor". Conclusion: Findings from the pre-sent study demonstrate a need for further continuing education opportunities on the current national guidelines on antenatal physical activity.

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“…Many women who are accustomed to regular exercise outside pregnancy, therefore, wish to continue exercising during pregnancy. In healthy pregnant women, regular aerobic exercise during pregnancy maintains or improves physical fitness with studies demonstrating improvements in functional aerobic capacity and cardiorespiratory capacity (25)(26)(27)(28) . Short bouts of maternal exercise are also associated with fetal physiological responses, in particular, an increase in fetal heart rate (29,30) .…”

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Improving pregnancy outcome in obese women

Denison

Chiswick

2011

Proc. Nutr. Soc.

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The global pandemic of maternal obesity presents a major challenge for healthcare providers, and has significant short- and long-term implications for both maternal and fetal health. Currently, the evidence-base underpinning many of the interventions either currently in use or recommended to improve pregnancy outcome in obese women is limited. The nature and timing of these interventions vary widely, ranging from simple advice to more intensive dietary and exercise programmes, cognitive behavioural therapy and drug trials. In addition, a growing number of very severely obese women now enter pregnancy having had surgical interventions. Although surgical interventions such as gastric bypass or banding may be associated with improved pregnancy outcomes, these women have particular nutritional requirements, which need to be addressed to optimise pregnancy outcome. Until the outcomes of ongoing current trials are reported and provide a firm evidence base on which to base future intervention strategies and guide evidence based care for obese pregnant women, pregnancy outcome is best optimised by high-risk antenatal care delivered by healthcare providers who are experienced in supporting these high-risk women.

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Maternal and fetal responses to a maternal aerobic exercise program

Cited by 157 publications

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Exercise in pregnancy: an association with placental weight?

Exercise in pregnancy: an association with placental weight?

Antenatal physical activity counseling among healthcare providers

Improving pregnancy outcome in obese women

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