Physical exercise during pregnancy and fetal growth measures: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort

M Juhl, J Olsen, PK Andersen, EA Nøhr… - American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to examine the association between physical
exercise during pregnancy and fetal growth measures. STUDY DESIGN: Data on 79,692 …

Physical exercise during pregnancy and the risk of preterm birth: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort

M Juhl, PK Andersen, J Olsen, M Madsen… - American journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
According to many national recommendations, women should be physically active during
pregnancy, but empirical evidence to support this recommendation is sparse. The authors' …

Maternal exercise during pregnancy, physical fitness, and fetal growth

MC Hatch, XO Shu, DE McLean, B Levin… - American journal of …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
The value of exercise during pregnancy is controversial; both benefits and risks have been
hypothesized. As empiric evidence is scant, the issue was investigated in a prospective …

Association between regular exercise and excessive newborn birth weight

KM Owe, W Nystad, K Bø - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2009 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between regular exercise before and during
pregnancy and excessive newborn birth weight. METHODS: Using data from the Norwegian …

Recreational exercise and occupational activity during pregnancy and birth weight: a case-control study

MK Campbell, MF Mottola - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2001 - Elsevier
Objective: Our purpose was to investigate the impact of exercise and occupational activity on
birth weight. Study Design: This case-control study involved singleton infants at≥ 34 weeks' …

Exercise during pregnancy, maternal prepregnancy body mass index, and birth weight

C Fleten, H Stigum, P Magnus… - Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2010 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the direct associations between exercise during pregnancy and
offspring birth weight and between maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and birth …

Physical activity and fetal growth during pregnancy

CCD Perkins, JM Pivarnik, N Paneth… - Obstetrics & …, 2007 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To assess the separate and combined relationships of aerobic physical activity
during pregnancy, maternal weight gain during pregnancy, and height to the fetal growth …

Does exercise training during pregnancy affect gestational age? A randomised controlled trial

R Barakat, JR Stirling, A Lucia - British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2008 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background: Some controversy exists over the possibility that exercise during pregnancy
might increase the risk of preterm delivery. Objective: This study aimed to determine the …

Antenatal exercise and birthweight

R Bell, S Palma - Australian and New Zealand Journal of …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Does strenuous antenatal exercise reduce birth‐weight? Does reducing maternal exercise
increase birthweight? What to advise about exercise during pregnancy? We recruited 117 …

Correlates of regular exercise during pregnancy: the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study

KM Owe, W Nystad, K Bø - … journal of medicine & science in …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The aims of this study were to describe the level of exercise during pregnancy and to assess
factors associated with regular exercise. Using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child …