Associations of Pregnancy Physical Activity with Maternal Cardiometabolic Health, Neonatal Delivery Outcomes and Body Composition in a Biethnic Cohort of 7305 Mother-Child Pairs: The Born in Bradford Study.
Paul James CollingsDiane FarrarJoanna F E GibsonJane WestSally E BarberJohn WrightPublished in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2021)
Physical activity performed mid-pregnancy was beneficially associated with maternal cardiometabolic health and neonatal adiposity, without influencing gestational age or birth weight. Associations were dose-dependent in white British women, and even a small amount of mid-pregnancy physical activity appeared to benefit some health markers in Pakistani-origin women.
Keyphrases
- birth weight
- gestational age
- preterm birth
- pregnancy outcomes
- physical activity
- body composition
- weight gain
- public health
- healthcare
- mental health
- body mass index
- low birth weight
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- pregnant women
- health information
- resistance training
- health promotion
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- bone mineral density
- depressive symptoms
- human health
- preterm infants
- postmenopausal women
- skeletal muscle