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

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63.e1-63.e8

  Juhl, Mette ^a   Olsen, Jørn ^e   Andersen, Per Kragh ^b   Nøhr, Ellen Aagaard ^c   Andersen, Anne Marie Nybo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

birth cohort; birthweight; fetal growth; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; NEWBORN; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 72149108715     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.07.033     Document Type: Article

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