Effects of recommended levels of physical activity on pregnancy outcomes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266.e1-266.e6

  Melzer, Katarina ^a,b   Schutz, Yves ^c   Soehnchen, Nina ^b   Othenin Girard, Veronique ^b   Martinez de Tejada, Begoña ^b   Irion, Olivier ^b   Boulvain, Michel ^b   Kayser, Bengt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

delivery; labor; physical activity; pregnancy outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77649192256     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.10.876     Document Type: Article

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