Quantitative assessment of physical activity in pregnant women with sonographic short cervix and the risk for preterm delivery: A prospective pilot study.

Roni ZemetEyal SchiffZipora ManovitchTal CahanRakefet Yoeli-UllmanBenny BrandtIsrael HendlerLilia Dorfman-MargolisYoav YinonEyal SivanShali Mazaki-Tovi

Published in: PloS one (2018)

This pilot study represents the first quantitative assessment of the association between physical activity and preterm birth. The results of this pilot study do not support the efficacy of decreased physical activity in the prevention of preterm birth in patients with sonographic short cervical length.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
physical activity
low birth weight
gestational age
pregnant women
body mass index
sleep quality