Prenatal exercise for the prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 21, 2018, Pages 1367-1375

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^c Independent Research Group Ottawa   (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^g WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^j QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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Author keywords

diabetes; evidence based review; exercise; meta analysis; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85055076416     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099355     Document Type: Review

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