Committee opinion no. 650: Physical activity and exercise during pregnancy and the postpartum period

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2015, Pages e135-e142

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AEROBIC EXERCISE; BED REST; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; CYCLING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; FETUS HEART RATE; FITNESS; HUMAN; JOGGING; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MATERNAL OBESITY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MILK PRODUCTION; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; PILATES; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUERPERIUM; RACQUET SPORT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RECREATION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; RUNNING; SWIMMING; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WALKING; YOGA; HEALTH PROMOTION; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL CARE;

EID: 84947904571     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001214     Document Type: Review

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