ReviewBrazilian journal of physical therapy
Impact of exercise during pregnancy on gestational weight gain and birth weight: an overview.
Review in Brazilian journal of physical therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04563065 (Active Pregnancy, Prevention Against the Effects of COVID-19), which is not on this map. Cited by 41 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Active Pregnancy, Prevention Against the Effects of COVID-19
Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.
- Physical activity during pregnancy and gestational weight gain depending on pre-pregnancy body mass index: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative effect of different types of physical exercise and intensity levels on low birth weight: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Exercise in pregnancy and maternal cardiovascular changes.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Trial
- Maternal exercise is associated with a shift in adiposity distribution and improved markers of adipose health in offspring in mice.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Unraveling the complex web: pathogenesis and prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus-related fetal overgrowth.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Exercise during pregnancy and infant body mass index during the first year of life: a secondary per-protocol analysis of a randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Pathophysiology of Maternal Obesity and Hypertension in Pregnancy.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
- Changes in habits among mothers during the period of social isolation due to COVID-19 in the municipality of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology · 2025Article
- Exercise benefits yourself and your offspring: a mini-review.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025Review
- Gestational diabetes mellitus in previous pregnancy associated with the risk of large for gestational age and macrosomia in the second pregnancy.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
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- Association of maternal nutritional status and small for gestational age neonates in peri-urban communities of Karachi, Pakistan: findings from the PRISMA study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Recent Insights and Recommendations for Preventing Excessive Gestational Weight Gain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Navigating Pregnancy: Information Sources and Lifestyle Behavior Choices-A Narrative Review.Journal of pregnancy · 2024Review
- Benefits of Resistance Training During Pregnancy for Maternal and Fetal Health: A Brief Overview.International journal of women's health · 2024Review
- The Association Between Exercise During Pregnancy and the Risk of Preterm Birth.International journal of women's health · 2024Article
- Associations of COVID-19 lockdown with birth weight in China.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
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- Maternal plasma vitamin D levels across pregnancy are not associated with neonatal birthweight: findings from an Australian cohort study of low-risk pregnant women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveThis article presents the state of knowledge related to the impact of exercise on gestational weight gain and birth weight. TRANSCENDENCE OF BABY WEIGHT: Birth weight is an important indicator of intrauterine environment and maternal and newborn health. There are several factors that can affect birth weight including mother's pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI), gestational weight gain, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), chronic diabetes and gestational age at birth. IMPACT OF EXERCISE DURING PREGNANCY: Physical exercise has the potential to prevent excessive gestational weight gain, GDM and the potential complications associated with obesity during pregnancy. Therefore, women who regularly exercise during pregnancy are more likely to have an appropriate gestational weight gain and in turn, an appropriate birth weight infant, preventing being LGA without increasing risk of SGA, and this reduces risk factors for later life chronic disease development in the child including cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes. RECOMMENDATIONS: It would be advisable to promote compliance with physical activity and exercise recommendations during pregnancy by using the specific resources to prescribe exercise to pregnant women without obstetric contraindications.
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