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Exercise during pregnancy and risk of late preterm birth, cesarean delivery, and hospitalizations.
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- Maternal Work and Spontaneous Preterm Birth: A Multicenter Observational Study in Brazil.Scientific reports · 2020Observational
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- Exercise in Pregnancy: The Impact of an Intervention Program in the Duration of Labor and Mode of Delivery.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2019Article
- Examination of the association of physical activity during pregnancy after cesarean delivery and vaginal birth among Chinese women.Reproductive health · 2018Article
- Effectiveness and safety of moderate-intensity aerobic water exercise during pregnancy for reducing use of epidural analgesia during labor: protocol for a randomized clinical trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- Physical Exercise During Pregnancy - How Active Are Pregnant Women in Germany and How Well Informed?Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde · 2017Article
- Antenatal physical activity: a qualitative study exploring women's experiences and the acceptability of antenatal walking groups.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016Article
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backgroundFederal physical activity guidelines recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week during pregnancy. We studied whether regular exercise during pregnancy is associated with preterm birth, cesarean delivery, and hospitalization during pregnancy.
methodsSelf-reported weekly exercise was ascertained in 3,006 women during the third trimester of pregnancy. Using multivariable logistic regression, we report the relationship between regular exercise (≥150 min/wk) and late preterm birth, cesarean delivery, and hospitalization during pregnancy, controlling for age, race, marital status, education, poverty status, prepregnancy body mass index weight category, gestational weight gain, and prepregnancy diabetes or hypertension.
resultsNearly one third of women reported meeting current federal physical activity recommendations during pregnancy. Five percent had late preterm birth, 29% had cesarean deliveries, and 20% reported hospitalization during pregnancy. In multivariable analysis, regular exercise during pregnancy was not associated with late preterm birth or hospitalization during pregnancy. Physical activity of 150 or more minutes per week was associated with reduced odds of cesarean delivery compared with less than 60 minutes per week, but the finding was not significant (adjusted odds ratio, 0.86; 95% confidence interval, 0.69-1.07).
conclusionIn the First Baby Study, physical activity was not associated with late preterm birth or hospitalizations, and may be associated with decreased odds of cesarean delivery.
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