PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of a program of moderate physical exercise throughout pregnancy on maternal and fetal parameters. DESIGN: The study design was a randomized controlled trial. SETTING: The study took place at the Hospital of Fuenlabrada in Madrid, Spain. SAMPLE: Analyzed were 200 pregnant women (31.54 ± 3.86 years), all of whom had uncomplicated and singleton gestation. Of these subjects, 107 were allocated to the exercise group (EG) and 93 to the control group (CG). INTERVENTION: Women from EG participated in a physical conditioning program throughout pregnancy, which included a total of 55- to 60-minute weekly sessions, 3 days per week. MEASURES: Pregnancy outcomes. Maternal: gestational age, weight gain, type of delivery, blood pressure during pregnancy, gestational diabetes (n/%). Fetal: birth weight, birth size, head circumference, Apgar score, pH of umbilical cord. ANALYSIS: Student's unpaired t-test and χ (2) test were used; p values of ≤ .05 indicated statistical significance. Cohen's d was used to determine the effect size. RESULTS: There were significantly more pregnant women in the CG who gained excessive weight during their pregnancies than in the EG group (CG: N = 31, 35.6% versus N = 22, 21.2%; χ(2) = 4.95; p =.02). The effect size was small (Phi value =.16). Other pregnancy outcome showed no differences between groups. CONCLUSION:A regular and moderate physical exercise program throughout pregnancy is not a risk to maternal and fetal well-being, and it helps to control excessive weight gain.
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PURPOSE: The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of a program of moderate physical exercise throughout pregnancy on maternal and fetal parameters. DESIGN: The study design was a randomized controlled trial. SETTING: The study took place at the Hospital of Fuenlabrada in Madrid, Spain. SAMPLE: Analyzed were 200 pregnant women (31.54 ± 3.86 years), all of whom had uncomplicated and singleton gestation. Of these subjects, 107 were allocated to the exercise group (EG) and 93 to the control group (CG). INTERVENTION: Women from EG participated in a physical conditioning program throughout pregnancy, which included a total of 55- to 60-minute weekly sessions, 3 days per week. MEASURES: Pregnancy outcomes. Maternal: gestational age, weight gain, type of delivery, blood pressure during pregnancy, gestational diabetes (n/%). Fetal: birth weight, birth size, head circumference, Apgar score, pH of umbilical cord. ANALYSIS: Student's unpaired t-test and χ (2) test were used; p values of ≤ .05 indicated statistical significance. Cohen's d was used to determine the effect size. RESULTS: There were significantly more pregnant women in the CG who gained excessive weight during their pregnancies than in the EG group (CG: N = 31, 35.6% versus N = 22, 21.2%; χ(2) = 4.95; p =.02). The effect size was small (Phi value =.16). Other pregnancy outcome showed no differences between groups. CONCLUSION: A regular and moderate physical exercise program throughout pregnancy is not a risk to maternal and fetal well-being, and it helps to control excessive weight gain.
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Health focus: physical activity; Manuscript format: research; Maternal; Outcome measure: behavioral; Physical Exercise; Pregnancy Outcomes; Prevention Research; Research purpose: intervention testing; Setting: health care; Strategy: behavior change, culture change; Study design: randomized trial; Target population age: adults; Target population circumstances: education; Weight Gain
Authors: Rachel A Tinius; Maire Blankenship; Jill M Maples; Bailey C Pitts; Karen Furgal; Elizabeth S Norris; Donald L Hoover; Alyssa Olenick; Joshua Lambert; William Todd Cade Journal: J Strength Cond Res Date: 2021-11-01 Impact factor: 4.415
Authors: Stephanie J Woodley; Peter Lawrenson; Rhianon Boyle; June D Cody; Siv Mørkved; Ashleigh Kernohan; E Jean C Hay-Smith Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2020-05-06