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Exercise during pregnancy reduces the rate of cesarean and instrumental deliveries: results of a randomized controlled trial
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OBJECTIVE: In this study, the authors assessed the effects of a structured, moderate-intensity exercise program during the entire length of pregnancy on a woman's method of delivery. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 290 healthy pregnant Caucasian (Spanish) women with a singleton gestation who were randomly assigned to either an exercise (n = 138) or a control (n = 152) group. Pregnancy outcomes, including the type of delivery, were measured at the end of the pregnancy. RESULTS: The percentage of cesarean and instrumental deliveries in the exercise group were lower than in the control group (15.9%, n = 22; 11.6%, n = 16 vs. 23%, n = 35; 19.1%, n = 29, respectively; p = 0.03). The overall health status of the newborn as well as other pregnancy outcomes was unaffected. CONCLUSIONS: Based on these results, a supervised program of moderate-intensity exercise performed throughout pregnancy was associated with a reduction in the rate of cesarean, instrumental deliveries and can be recommended for healthy women in pregnancy.
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- Authors
- Barakat, R., Pelaez, M., Lopez, C., Montejo, R., & Coteron, J.
- Venue
- The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-06-22
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 2372-2376
- ISSN
- 1476-4954 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-7058
- OpenAlex
- W2155410854
- Cited by
- 160
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 8.39
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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