An active pregnancy for fetal wellbeing? the value of active living for most women and their babies

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 813-814

  Ferraro, Zachary M ^a,b   Gruslin, Andree ^a,c   Adamo, Kristi B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHLETE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS HEART RATE; HUMAN; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RUNNING; UMBILICAL ARTERY;

ATHLETES; FEMALE; FETUS; HEART RATE, FETAL; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RUNNING; UMBILICAL ARTERIES;

EID: 84881544144     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091452     Document Type: Editorial

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