Exercise throughout pregnancy does not cause preterm delivery: A randomized, controlled trial

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1012-1017

  Barakat, Ruben ^a   Pelaez, Mireia ^a   Montejo, Rocio ^b   Refoyo, Ignacio ^a   Coteron, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE FUENLABRADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Labor; Physical activity; Pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPAIN; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREMATURE BIRTH; SPAIN;

EID: 84907557857     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2012-0344     Document Type: Article

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