Effects of antenatal exercise in overweight and obese pregnant women on maternal and perinatal outcomes: A randomised controlled trial

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 588-597

  Seneviratne, S N ^a,b   Jiang, Y ^b   Derraik, J G B ^a   McCowan, L M E ^b   Parry, G K ^b   Biggs, J B ^a   Craigie, S ^a   Gusso, S ^a   Peres, G ^a   Rodrigues, R O ^a   Ekeroma, A ^b   Cutfield, W S ^a,b   Hofman, P L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antenatal exercise; body composition; obesity; pregnancy; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC FITNESS; ANTENATAL EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL OUTCOME; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERINATAL OUTCOME; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL ADIPOSITY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT GAIN; KINESIOTHERAPY; OVERWEIGHT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMEN; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84959561990     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13738     Document Type: Article

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