ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2021
Prenatal Anxiety and Exercise. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05295264 (Active Pregnancy. Mental and Emotional Health Care to Pregnant Woman During and After COVID-19), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Active Pregnancy. Mental and Emotional Health Care to Pregnant Woman During and After COVID-19
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments 2024 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Perinatal Mood, Anxiety, and Related Disorders: Guide de pratique 2024 du Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments pour le traitement des troubles de l'humeur, des troubles anxieux et des troubles connexes périnatals.Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie · 2025Guideline
- Urinary oxidative stress biomarkers are associated with preterm birth: an Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes program study.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2023Pooled it
- The effects of exercise on anxiety symptoms in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a pilot study.Hormones (Athens, Greece) · 2025Trial
- Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder: An Evidence Synthesis and Position Statement From the ISBD Nutrition and Exercise Task Force (NExT).Bipolar disorders · 2026Review
- Predictors of physical activity among pregnant women in Harare, Zimbabwe.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: a meta-review of systematic reviews.BJGP open · 2023Article
- Is Exercise during Pregnancy a Risk for Gestational Age and Preterm Delivery? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Current Understanding and Future Challenges in Physical Activity during Pregnancy.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Does Prenatal Physical Activity Affect the Occurrence of Postnatal Anxiety and Depression? Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
The prevalence of prenatal anxiety has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Anxiety is associated with other cardiovascular, physiological, and mental illnesses, resulting in adverse health effects for the mother and foetus. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of physical activity (PA) during pregnancy on the prevalence of prenatal anxiety or symptoms of anxiety. A systematic review and two meta-analyses were performed (Registration No. CRD42021275333). Peer-reviewed articles reporting the effect of a PA intervention on anxiety during pregnancy were included. The first meta-analysis (MA) included 10 studies reporting final scores of prenatal anxiety. A negative association between moderate PA during pregnancy and prenatal anxiety was found in this analysis (z = -2.62,
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