Effects of aerobic and strength conditioning on pregnancy outcomes

Hall, Douglas C.; Kaufmann, David

doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(87)80294-6

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“…In a meta-analysis conducted by Lokey et al 28) , the length of gestation between mothers who exercised during pregnancy and those who were sedentary did not differ. This evidence is ascertained by a number of studies [29][30][31][32][33] that reported similar findings. In a study conducted by Berkowitz et al 34) and Misra et al 35) , it was found that maternal exercise during pregnancy actually decreased the risk of preterm delivery.…”

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Relationship between maternal physical activities and preterm birth

Cavalli

Tanaka

2001

Environ Health Prev Med

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A cross-sectional study was conducted in three Municipal Health Centers located in Aichi prefecture, central Japan. The main purpose of this study was to verify the interaction between maternal leisure-time physical activities prior to and/or during pregnancy and preterm birth and also, to determine the risk factors related to preterm birth. In this study of the 2,682 questionnaires delivered within one year to mothers or relatives at the Municipal Health Centers, 1,714 questionnaires were analyzed. In a univariate analysis the results showed that mothers who had a previous low birthweight or a premature baby, or who were hospitalized during pregnancy before the 37 th week of gestation, or had an occupational activity, or carried out their household chores, or were sick, or received much medical advice and did not exercise were more likely to have a preterm baby. In multivariable logistic regression analyses, maternal hospitalization before the 37 th week of gestation and occupational activities were significant determinants associated with preterm birth. Thus, it was verified that maternal leisure-time physical activities prior to and/or during pregnancy were not related to preterm birth.

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“…Finally, in this retrospective study it was concluded that maternal leisure-time physical activities prior to and/or during pregnancy do not jeopardize pregnancy outcome, that is, preterm birth [28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35] .…”

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Relationship between maternal physical activities and preterm birth

Cavalli

Tanaka

2001

Environ Health Prev Med

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“…Exercise training followed in this study consisted mainly of light resistance and toning exercises, whereas earlier exercise intervention trials in pregnant women focused mainly on aerobic exercises such as stationary cycling, [46][47][48][49][50][51] walking, [52][53][54] or other exercise modalities such as stretching, 53 and only one non-randomised study included weight lifting and strength conditioning. 55 There is compelling evidence that improved muscular strength has beneficial effects in the prevention of chronic diseases, as well as in the ability to cope with daily living activities in both healthy and diseased people. 9,10 Regular resistance-type physical activities, such as the ones performed by our training group, are the main determinants of muscular strength 11,56 and are recommended for improving public health by major medical organisations.…”

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Resistance exercise training during pregnancy and newborn's birth size: a randomised controlled trial

2009

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Objective: We examined the effect of light intensity resistance exercise training performed during the second and third trimester of pregnancy on the newborn's birth size. We also studied the association between maternal body weight prior to pregnancy and newborn's birth size. Design: Randomised controlled trial. Subjects: We randomly assigned 160 sedentary gravidae to either a training (n ¼ 80) or a control (n ¼ 80) group. The training programme focused on light resistance and toning exercises (three times per week, 35-40 min per session). We recorded the Apgar score, birth weight, birth length, and head circumference of the newborn, as well as gestational age at time of delivery from hospital perinatal records. We also measured maternal weight and height before parity and gestational weight gain. Results: Maternal characteristics neither differed between groups (all P40.1) nor newborn characteristics (all P40.1). Maternal body weight was positively and significantly associated with newborn's birth weight and length only in the control group (b ¼ 19.20 and 0.065, respectively, Po0.01). Conclusion: Light intensity resistance training performed over the second and third trimester of pregnancy does not have a negative impact on the newborn's body size or overall health. Exercise interventions might attenuate the adverse consequences of maternal body weight before pregnancy on the newborn's birth size.

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“…A total of 56 experimental studies (40 randomised and 16 non-randomised controlled studies; [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59] involving 8842 women) and 32 observational studies (26 cohort and six case-control studies; [86][87][88][89][90][91] involving 173,297 women) evaluated the effectiveness of dietary, physical activity and other lifestyle interventions in pregnancy for maternal and fetal outcomes. The 40 RCTs included 12 trials on dietary interventions, [92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103] 20 on physical activity [104][105][106][107][108][109][110][111][112][113][114][115][116][117]…”

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Interventions to reduce or prevent obesity in pregnant women: a systematic review.

Thangaratinam

Rogozińska²,

Jolly³

et al. 2012

Health Technol Assess

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Effects of aerobic and strength conditioning on pregnancy outcomes

Cited by 169 publications

References 12 publications

Relationship between maternal physical activities and preterm birth

Relationship between maternal physical activities and preterm birth

Resistance exercise training during pregnancy and newborn's birth size: a randomised controlled trial

Interventions to reduce or prevent obesity in pregnant women: a systematic review.

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