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Effect of Exercise on Pregnancy Outcome
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The purpose of this review was to critically evaluate the scientific literature for the effects of exercise on pregnancy outcome. Evidenced-based studies were reviewed. Maternal outcomes analyzed in this review were gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, and weight gain, fetal outcomes evaluated were birth weight, time of delivery, and mode of delivery. Despite methodological pitfalls in the studies published, the evidence suggests a benefit of exercise in pregnancy. Exercise in pregnancy could prevent and limit adverse maternal and fetal morbidities and provide a long-term benefit through reduction of maternal weight gain during pregnancy, and improvement in cardiovascular fitness. Pregnancy emerges as a unique time for behavior modification.
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“The protective effect seems to be particularly strong for vigorous or intense exercise, particularly for women reporting physical activity both before and during pregnancy.”
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“They conclude that the balance of evidence is that exercise is protective against GDM.”
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“Studied in their review mentioned no deleterious exercise effects.”
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“Multiple methodological pitfalls exist in the studies published (196), so conclusions made about benefits of physical activity on female reproductive health remain for further testing.”
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“Nonetheless, the consensus is that exercise can serve as primary prevention during pregnancy (196, 339).”
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“Physical activity seems to be helpful in preventing preeclampsia from the limited numbers of studies on the topic.”
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“Gavard and Artal (196) concluded that the balance of evidence still supports that exercise is the primary prevention against preeclampsia, with the effects being particularly strong for vigorous or intense exercise.”
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“No deleterious effects of exercise on preeclampsia were found, but Gavard and Artal caution that purposes of the investigations cited by them may not have been to report deleterious effects (196).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- GAVARD, J. A., & ARTAL, R.
- Affiliations
- Saint Louis University (US)
- ORCID
- GAVARD, JEFFREY A.
- Venue
- Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Published
- 2008-06
- Volume
- 51
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 467-480
- ISSN
- 0009-9201 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1984862642
- Cited by
- 155
- References
- 19
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 14 · 2012: 17
- FWCI
- 15.02
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Physical Activity and Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Keywords
- exercise during pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, gestational weight gain, birth weight, mode of delivery, delivery time, cardiorespiratory fitness, behavior modification
- MeSH terms
- Female, Humans, Pre-Eclampsia, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Weight Gain, Exercise, Diabetes, Gestational, Evidence-Based Medicine
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