Impact of prenatal exercise on maternal harms, labour and delivery outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 99-107

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^c Eastern Ontario Research Institute ^*  (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^j QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^k UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

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Author keywords

exercise; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; META ANALYSIS; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85055205666     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099821     Document Type: Review

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