ArticleJournal of obesity & weight loss therapy2017
Low-intensity Physical Activity is Associated with Lower Maternal Systemic Inflammation during Late Pregnancy.
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- Sedentary time during pregnancy and fetal malpresentation in the Japan Environment and Children's Study.Communications medicine · 2026Article
- Measuring 24-hour Movement Profiles During Pregnancy: Protocol for the 24MOVE Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Exercise benefits yourself and your offspring: a mini-review.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Physical activity and circulating inflammatory markers and cytokines during pregnancy: A population-based cohort study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
- Maternal Obesity: A Focus on Maternal Interventions to Improve Health of Offspring.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Review
- Treadmill Exercise during Pregnancy Decreased Vulnerability to Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia through Reducing Inflammation and Increasing Antiapoptotic Gene Expressions and Antioxidant Capacity in Rats.Stroke research and treatment · 2021Article
- A cardiovascular disease risk factor in children with congenital heart disease: unmasking elevated waist circumference - a CHAMPS* study *CHAMPS: Children's Healthy-Heart Activity Monitoring Program in Saskatchewan.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2020Article
- Metabolic flexibility is impaired in women who are pregnant and overweight/obese and related to insulin resistance and inflammation.Metabolism: clinical and experimental · 2020Article
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Abstract
Excessive maternal inflammation during pregnancy increases the risk for maternal and neonatal metabolic complications. Fortunately, maternal physical activity during pregnancy appears to reduce maternal inflammation. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between maternal physical activity intensity and maternal inflammation during late pregnancy. Maternal physical activity levels (sedentary, light, lifestyle, and moderate), fitness levels, and systemic inflammation (plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration) were measured between 32-37 weeks gestation. Relationships were examined by Spearman Rank Coefficient Correlation analyses. Maternal plasma CRP was negatively associated with time spent in light and lifestyle physical activities (Light: r=-0.40, p=0.01; Lifestyle: r=-0.31, p=0.03), but not with time spent in moderate physical activity (r=-0.18, p=0.21). Higher maternal plasma CRP tended to correlate with more time spent sedentary (r=0.27, p=0.06). In addition, increases in light and lifestyle activities may elicit a clinically meaningful change in inflammation. In conclusion, pregnant women should be encouraged to incorporate more low-intensity physical activities into their daily routines in order to decrease systemic inflammation and potentially improve maternal and neonatal pregnancy outcomes.
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