Effectiveness of exercise interventions in the prevention of excessive gestational weight gain and postpartum weight retention: A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 21, 2018, Pages 1347-1356

  Ruchat, Stephanie May ^a   Mottola, Michelle F ^b   Skow, Rachel J ^c   Nagpal, Taniya S ^l   Meah, Victoria L ^d   James, Marina ^c   Riske, Laurel ^c   Sobierajski, Frances ^c   Kathol, Amariah J ^c   Marchand, Andree Anne ^a   Nuspl, Megan ^e   Weeks, Ashley ^f   Gray, Casey E ^g   Poitras, Veronica J ^h   Jaramillo Garcia, Alejandra ^h   Barrowman, Nick ^g   Slater, Linda G ⁱ   Adamo, Kristi B ^f   Davies, Gregory A ^j   Barakat, Ruben ^k   Davenport, Margie H ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^g CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h Independent Research Group Ottawa   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^j QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^l NONE

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Author keywords

body weight regulation; exercise; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTRAINDICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANT WOMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM;

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVERWEIGHT; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85055076205     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099399     Document Type: Review

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