Bed-rest exercise, activity restriction, and high-risk pregnancies: A feasibility study

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 577-582

  Brun, Chantale R ^a,b   Shoemaker, J Kevin ^a   Bocking, Alan ^c,d   Hammond, Jo Anne ^a,c,e   Poole, Monica ^c   Mottola, Michelle F ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity restriction; Antepartum; Bed rest; Exercise; Muscle conditioning; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSIC; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADULT; BED REST; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSIC; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 80052007535     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h11-036     Document Type: Article

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