Strenuous exercise during pregnancy: Is there a limit?

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 179.e1-179.e6

  Szymanski, Linda M ^a   Satin, Andrew J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

exercise; fetal well being; pregnancy; umbilical artery Doppler measurement; uterine artery Doppler measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FETAL BIOPHYSICAL PROFILE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS HEART RATE; FETUS OUTCOME; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 84865749993     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.07.021     Document Type: Article

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