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ArticleScientific reports2023

Maternal physical activity affects yolk sac size and growth in early pregnancy, but girls and boys use different strategies.

Alexander Vietheer, Torvid Kiserud, Cathrine Ebbing, Hemamaalini Rajkumar, Øystein Ariansen Haaland, Rolv Terje Lie, Roberto Romero, Jörg Kessler

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Alexander VietheerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies Vei 72, 5053, Bergen, Norway. alexander.vietheer@uib.no.
Torvid KiserudDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies Vei 72, 5053, Bergen, Norway.
Cathrine EbbingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies Vei 72, 5053, Bergen, Norway.
Hemamaalini RajkumarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies Vei 72, 5053, Bergen, Norway.
Øystein Ariansen HaalandDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Rolv Terje LieDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Roberto RomeroPregnancy Research Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Jörg KesslerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Jonas Lies Vei 72, 5053, Bergen, Norway.
University of Bergen · NOHaukeland University Hospital · NOEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · US

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Abstract

This longitudinal study investigated the impact of actigraphy-measured maternal physical activity on yolk sac size during early development. The yolk sac, a transient extraembryonic organ, plays a crucial role in embryonic development and is involved in metabolism, nutrition, growth, and hematopoiesis. Prospectively collected data from 190 healthy women indicated that their total daily physical activity, including both light and moderate-vigorous activity, was associated with yolk sac growth dynamics depending on embryonic sex and gestational age. Higher preconception maternal physical activity was linked to a larger yolk sac at 7 weeks (95% CI [0.02-0.13 mm]) and a smaller yolk sac at 10 weeks' gestation (95% CI [- 0.18 to - 0.00]) in male embryos; in female embryos, the yolk sac size was increased at 10 weeks' gestation (95% CI [0.06-0.26]) and was, on average, 24% larger than that in male embryos (95% CI [0.12-0.38]). Considering the pattern of other maternal effects on yolk sac size-e.g., body composition and sleep duration-we suggest that physiological yolk sac adaptations occur in short, sex-specific time windows and can be influenced by various maternal factors.

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Embryonic DevelopmentYolk SacFemaleGestational AgeHumansLongitudinal StudiesMalePregnancy

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