Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27169984›Full record

ReviewSeminars in reproductive medicine2016

The Role of Physical Activity in Preconception, Pregnancy and Postpartum Health.

Cheryce L Harrison, Wendy J Brown, Melanie Hayman, Lisa J Moran, Leanne M Redman

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Review in Seminars in reproductive medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 54 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

54 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 119 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Cheryce L HarrisonMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Wendy J BrownCentre for Research on Exercise Physical Activity and Health, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Melanie HaymanSchool of Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University, Queensland, Australia.
Lisa J MoranMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI), School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Leanne M RedmanPennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Monash University · AUCentral Queensland University · AUPennington Biomedical Research Center · USUniversity of Queensland · AU

Funding

Expecting Success: Personalized management of body weight during pregnancyU01DK094418 · NIDDK · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI REDMAN, LEANNE MAREE · 2011 to 2015
$2.8M
Determinants of gestational weight gain in obese pregnant womenR01DK099175 · NIDDK · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI REDMAN, LEANNE MAREE · 2013 to 2015
$1.8M
Effects of weight and insulin sensitivity on reproductive function in PCOSR00HD060762 · NICHD · LSU PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CTR · PI REDMAN, LEANNE MAREE · 2011 to 2013
$717k
NICHD NIH HHS R00 HD060762NICHD NIH HHS R00HD060762NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK099175NIDDK NIH HHS R01DK099175NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK094418NIDDK NIH HHS U01DK094418
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rise in obesity and associated morbidity is currently one of our greatest public health challenges. Women represent a high risk group for weight gain with associated metabolic, cardiovascular, reproductive and psychological health impacts. Regular physical activity is fundamental for health and well-being with protective benefits across the spectrum of women's health. Preconception, pregnancy and the early postpartum period represent opportune windows to engage women in regular physical activity to optimize health and prevent weight gain with added potential to transfer behavior change more broadly to children and families. This review summarizes the current evidence for the role of physical activity for women in relation to preconception (infertility, assisted reproductive therapy, polycystic ovary syndrome, weight gain prevention and psychological well-being) pregnancy (prevention of excess gestational weight gain, gestational diabetes and preeclampsia as well as labor and neonatal outcomes) and postpartum (lactation and breastfeeding, postpartum weight retention and depression) health. Beneficial outcomes validate the importance of regular physical activity, yet key methodological gaps highlight the need for large, high-quality studies to clarify the optimal type, frequency, duration and intensity of physical activity required for beneficial health outcomes during preconception, pregnancy and postpartum.

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ExerciseLife StyleMaternal HealthFemaleFertilityHealth BehaviorHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth StatusHumansInfertility, FemaleObesityPatient Education as TopicPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRisk FactorsWeight Gain

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PMID27169984
PMCPMC6986386
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