Alex Claiborne, Breanna Wisseman, Kara Kern, Dylan Steen, Filip Jevtovic, Samantha McDonald, Cody Strom, Edward Newton, Christy Isler, James Devente, Steven Mouro, David Collier, Devon Kuehn, George A Kelley, Linda E May
BACKGROUND: Prenatal exercise improves birth outcomes, but research into exercise dose-response effects is limited. METHODS: This study is a retrospective, secondary analysis of pooled data from three blinded, prospective, randomized controlled trials. Prenatal exercise frequency, intensity, type, time, and volume (FITT-V) were assessed in supervised sessions throughout pregnancy. Gestational age (GA), neonatal resting heart rate (rHR), morphometrics (body circumferences, weight-to-length and ponderal index) Apgar and reflex scores, and placental measures were obtained at birth...
April 2024: Birth Defects Research