OBJECTIVE: To determine whether undertaking a swimming program in sedentary women during pregnancy would improve maternal fitness without adverse fetal consequences. METHODS: Prospective observational investigation of healthy sedentary pregnant women participating in a monitored swimming program. RESULTS: Twenty-three women attended swimming sessions from 16 to 28 weeks of gestation resulting in increasing distances swum and improved aerobic fitness as measured by physical work capacity (PWC170) (p = 0.003). Resting maternal heart rate decreased (p = 0.041) and resting systolic (p = 0.092) and diastolic (p = 0.971) blood pressures remained unchanged over gestation. The mean fetal heart rates decreased with advancing gestational age (p = 0.001), consistent with normal physiology. Non-stress tests and umbilical artery systolic/diastolic ratios were similar before and after swimming sessions, providing evidence that fetal well-being was unchanged. CONCLUSIONS: A structured swimming program in sedentary pregnant women increases maternal fitness without any alteration in maternal and fetal well-being.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether undertaking a swimming program in sedentary women during pregnancy would improve maternal fitness without adverse fetal consequences. METHODS: Prospective observational investigation of healthy sedentary pregnant women participating in a monitored swimming program. RESULTS: Twenty-three women attended swimming sessions from 16 to 28 weeks of gestation resulting in increasing distances swum and improved aerobic fitness as measured by physical work capacity (PWC170) (p = 0.003). Resting maternal heart rate decreased (p = 0.041) and resting systolic (p = 0.092) and diastolic (p = 0.971) blood pressures remained unchanged over gestation. The mean fetal heart rates decreased with advancing gestational age (p = 0.001), consistent with normal physiology. Non-stress tests and umbilical artery systolic/diastolic ratios were similar before and after swimming sessions, providing evidence that fetal well-being was unchanged. CONCLUSIONS: A structured swimming program in sedentary pregnant womenincreases maternal fitness without any alteration in maternal and fetal well-being.
Authors: Eduardo F Sanches; Yohan Van de Looij; Audrey Toulotte; Analina R da Silva; Jacqueline Romero; Stephane V Sizonenko Journal: Front Neurol Date: 2018-06-25 Impact factor: 4.003
Authors: Olga Roldan Reoyo; Jose Castro-Piñero; Lidia Romero-Gallardo; Linda E May; Olga Ocón-Hernández; Michelle F Mottola; Virginia A Aparicio; Alberto Soriano-Maldonado Journal: BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med Date: 2022-09-23