Exercise During Pregnancy: Current Recommendations by Canadian Maternity Health Care Providers

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 177-178

  Schmidt, Sydney M ^a   Chari, Radha ^a   Davenport, Margie H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Exercise; Guidelines; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANT WOMAN; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; CANADA; FEMALE; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; STANDARDS; WALKING;

CANADA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; WALKING;

EID: 84971418677     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jogc.2015.12.012     Document Type: Article

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