Benefits of exercise during pregnancy

PM and R

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 845-850

  Prather, Heidi ^a   Spitznagle, Tracy ^a   Hunt, Devyani ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; EMBASE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY IMAGE; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PLACENTA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84869776697     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.07.012     Document Type: Article

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