Prenatal exercise is not associated with fetal mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 108-115

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Eastern Ontario Research Institute ^*  (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

ⁱ QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^j UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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Author keywords

exercise; miscarriage; perinatal mortality; pregnancy; stillbirth

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEATH; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HUMAN; INFANT; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

EXERCISE; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT DEATH; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85055139286     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099773     Document Type: Review

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