Na Liu1, Jie Wang2, Dan-Dan Chen3, Wei-Jia Sun4, Ping Li5, Wei Zhang6. 1. Nursing School of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China. Electronic address: 412910539@qq.com. 2. Nursing School of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China. Electronic address: 1220595309@qq.com. 3. Nursing School of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China. Electronic address: 1533346066@qq.com. 4. Nursing School of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China. Electronic address: 375373824@qq.com. 5. Department of Developmental Pediatrics, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China. 6. Nursing School of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin Province, China. Electronic address: hlzhangw99@163.com.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Fatigue is a common adverse experience in pregnant and postpartum women and is associated with poor outcomes and can seriously affect maternal and infant health and quality of life. However, data from existing studies are inconsistent, and no studies have examined the effects of exercise on pregnancy and postpartum fatigue. The aim of this review is to evaluate the effects of exercise on pregnancy and postpartum fatigue. STUDY DESIGN: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library database were used to retrieve literature. Eligible studies were clinical trials that reported the effects of exercise on pregnancy and postpartum fatigue in women. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Assessment Tool. A fixed-effect model was used to analyse the pooled results. Subgroup analyses were used to explore sources of heterogeneity. Sensitivity analysis was used to validate the robustness of the pooled results. RESULTS: Seven studies were included. The results of meta-analysis of five studies showed that exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period may have beneficial effects on women's fatigue ([SMD = 0.29, 95 % CI (0.10, 0.47), P = 0.003]). Subgroup analyses reported that compared with the control, long exercise programmes, postpartum exercise and supervised exercise significantly improved fatigue levels. CONCLUSIONS: Postpartum exercise in a supervised programme lasting more than eight weeks may be beneficial for reducing postpartum fatigue. More available data from large-scale and high-quality trials are needed to demonstrate the effects of exercise on pregnant and postpartum fatigue.
OBJECTIVE: Fatigue is a common adverse experience in pregnant and postpartum women and is associated with poor outcomes and can seriously affect maternal and infant health and quality of life. However, data from existing studies are inconsistent, and no studies have examined the effects of exercise on pregnancy and postpartum fatigue. The aim of this review is to evaluate the effects of exercise on pregnancy and postpartum fatigue. STUDY DESIGN: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library database were used to retrieve literature. Eligible studies were clinical trials that reported the effects of exercise on pregnancy and postpartum fatigue in women. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration Risk of Bias Assessment Tool. A fixed-effect model was used to analyse the pooled results. Subgroup analyses were used to explore sources of heterogeneity. Sensitivity analysis was used to validate the robustness of the pooled results. RESULTS: Seven studies were included. The results of meta-analysis of five studies showed that exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period may have beneficial effects on women's fatigue ([SMD = 0.29, 95 % CI (0.10, 0.47), P = 0.003]). Subgroup analyses reported that compared with the control, long exercise programmes, postpartum exercise and supervised exercise significantly improved fatigue levels. CONCLUSIONS: Postpartum exercise in a supervised programme lasting more than eight weeks may be beneficial for reducing postpartum fatigue. More available data from large-scale and high-quality trials are needed to demonstrate the effects of exercise on pregnant and postpartum fatigue.
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