Exercise and yoga during pregnancy: A survey

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 431-435

  Babbar, Shilpa ^a   Chauhan, Suneet P ^b  

^a TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Lyndon B Johnson General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Exercise during pregnancy; Prenatal exercise; Yoga

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; NULLIPARA; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING; WEIGHT GAIN; YOGA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOGA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924412453     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2014.918601     Document Type: Article

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