ArticleObesity science & practice2019
Relations among maternal physical activity during pregnancy and child body composition.
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- Physical Activity during Pregnancy and Newborn Body Composition: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Physical activity in infancy is associated with body composition at age three.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- Association of physical activity level during pregnancy with preterm birth and infant adiposity: longitudinal analysis from the MAASTHI cohort, India.Sport sciences for health · 2025Article
- Women's Experiences Regarding Physical Activity during the Postpartum Period: A Feminist Poststructuralist Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2023Article
- It's time to increase physical activity promotion among pregnant women in France.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Determinants of Infant Adiposity across the First 6 Months of Life: Evidence from the Baby-bod study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Relations among maternal physical activity during pregnancy and child body composition.Obesity science & practice · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectivePhysical activity (PA) during pregnancy is associated with lower neonatal fat mass, but associations with child body composition are mixed. The purpose of this study was to examine associations between trimester-specific pregnancy PA and child body composition at 4 years.
methodsParticipants of the Minnesota Infant Nutrition, Neurodevelopment, and Obesity Study were asked to recall participation in any moderate or vigorous PA in the first (T1), second (T2) and third (T3) trimesters at about 5 years postpartum. Child fat mass and fat-free mass were measured via air displacement plethysmography at 2 weeks, 3 months and 4 years of age. Multivariate linear regression was used for analyses.
resultsOf 51 possible participants, 37 recalled pregnancy PA. Any vigorous PA in T3 was associated with lower child fat mass at 4 years (adj
conclusionLate pregnancy PA may have lasting benefits for child body composition. Replication of these findings is needed in a larger sample with prospective measures.
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