Aerobic exercise for women during pregnancy

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Kramer, Michael S ^a   McDonald, Sheilaw W ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exercise *physiology ; Female; Humans; Physical fitness; Pregnancy outcome; Pregnancy *physiology ; Randomized controlled trials as topic

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FETUS GROWTH; FITNESS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; NEWBORN DEATH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SITTING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 77950116994     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD000180.pub2     Document Type: Review

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