ArticleSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2020
Associations of Pregnancy Physical Activity with Maternal Cardiometabolic Health, Neonatal Delivery Outcomes and Body Composition in a Biethnic Cohort of 7305 Mother-Child Pairs: The Born in Bradford Study.
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- Physical activity and gestational weight gain: a systematic review of observational studies.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Physical Activity Programs during Pregnancy Are Effective for the Control of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
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- Associations among parental mental health, lifestyle factors and infant mortality in rural and urban mothers.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- PRO-FIT-CARE study: the feasibility assessment of a pilot online exercise intervention for persons living with obesity and female infertility.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Associations between family factors and physical activity clustering in preschool children: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Culturally Tailored Strategies for Prenatal Physical Activity for South Asian Women: A Scoping Review.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2023Article
- Maternal diet quality and associations with plasma lipid profiles and pregnancy-related cardiometabolic health.European journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Physical activity and sedentary time across pregnancy and associations with neonatal weight, adiposity and cord blood parameters: a secondary analysis of the DALI study.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2023Article
- Factors associated with meeting the WHO physical activity recommendations in pregnant Colombian women.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Correlation between Serum ApoC III and Galectin-3 Levels and Maternal and Neonatal Adverse Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Patients.Emergency medicine international · 2022Article
- Development and Validation of Prenatal Physical Activity Intervention Strategy for Women in Buffalo City Municipality, South Africa.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivePhysical activity is advocated for a range of benefits to the uncomplicated pregnancy. We investigated associations of mid-pregnancy physical activity with maternal and neonatal health in white British and Pakistani-origin women from a deprived urban setting.
methodsThe study was performed in 6921 pregnant women (53% Pakistani-origin) who contributed data for 7305 singleton births. At 26-28 weeks gestation, women were grouped into four activity levels (inactive/somewhat active/moderately active/active) based on their self-reported physical activity. Linear regression with robust standard errors was used to calculate adjusted mean differences in health markers between the four groups of physical activity (reference group: inactive).
resultsThree-quarters (74%) of Pakistani-origin women and 39% of white British women were inactive. Trend-tests revealed that more active white British women tended to be less adipose, had lower fasting and postload glucose levels, lower triglyceride concentrations, and their babies were less adipose (smaller triceps and subscapular skinfolds) than less active white British women. Somewhat active Pakistani-origin women exhibited lower triglyceride concentrations and systolic blood pressure, higher high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, and their babies were less adipose (smaller mid-upper arm and abdominal circumferences; lower cord-blood leptin concentration) compared to inactive Pakistani-origin women. No associations were observed for gestational age or birth weight.
conclusionsPhysical activity performed mid-pregnancy was beneficially associated with maternal cardiometabolic health and neonatal adiposity, without influencing gestational age or birth weight. Associations were dose-dependent in white British women, and even a small amount of mid-pregnancy physical activity appeared to benefit some health markers in Pakistani-origin women.
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