Does physical activity in leisure time early in pregnancy reduce the incidence of preeclampsia or gestational hypertension?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 261-267

  Vollebregt, Karlijn C ^a   Wolf, Hans ^a   Boer, Kees ^a   Van Der Wal, Marcel F ^b   Vrijkotte, Tanja G M ^a   Bonsel, Gouke J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy; Physical activity; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; NULLIPARA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPORT; WALKING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; INCIDENCE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RISK;

EID: 76449092392     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016340903433982     Document Type: Article

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