Importance Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is common and associated with
adverse pregnancy outcomes. Antenatal lifestyle interventions limit GWG; yet benefits of …

Importance Counseling and active behavioral interventions to limit excess gestational
weight gain (GWG) during pregnancy may improve health outcomes for women and infants …

This consensus statement is an update of the 2010 ACSM position stand on exercise and
type 2 diabetes. Since then, a substantial amount of research on select topics in exercise in …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is characterized by a set of metabolic complications
arising from adaptive failures to the pregnancy period. Estimates point to a prevalence of 3 …

Background Perinatal growth abnormalities program susceptibility to childhood obesity,
which is further exaggerated by maternal overweight and obesity (MO) during pregnancy …

Objective This study aimed to provide, through an umbrella review, an overview of the effect
of single exercise interventions during pregnancy on gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) …

Background Physical activity is essential to maternal and infant health. Healthcare
professionals should inform pregnant women about benefits of physical activity to prevent …

Importance The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing among persons of
childbearing age and pregnant persons. In 2015, almost half of all persons began …

Background More than two-thirds of pregnant women experience low back pain during
pregnancy. This condition increases with advancing pregnancy, interfering with work, daily …

Background Physical activity (PA) promotes health in pregnancy. Objective To collate the
recent randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the effects of various types of PA during …