Impact of prenatal exercise on neonatal and childhood outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 21, 2018, Pages 1386-1396

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^f Independent Research Group Ottawa   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

more..

Author keywords

exercise; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MACROSOMIA; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85055080976     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099836     Document Type: Review

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