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Exercise during pregnancy reduces the rate of cesarean and instrumental deliveries: results of a randomized controlled trial
Citation
Barakat Carballo, Ruben and Peláez Puente, Mireia and Coteron Lopez, Francisco Javier (2012). Exercise during pregnancy reduces the rate of cesarean and instrumental deliveries: results of a randomized controlled trial. "The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine", v. 25 (n. 11); pp. 2372-2376. ISSN 1476-7058. https://doi.org/10.3109/14767058.2012.696165.
Description
| Title: | Exercise during pregnancy reduces the rate of cesarean and instrumental deliveries: results of a randomized controlled trial |
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| Item Type: | Article |
| Título de Revista/Publicación: | The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine |
| Date: | November 2012 |
| ISSN: | 1476-7058 |
| Volume: | 25 |
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| Freetext Keywords: | Delivery; Gestation; Labor; Outcome; Physical Activity |
| Faculty: | Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte (INEF) (UPM) |
| Department: | Ciencias Sociales de la Actividad Física, del Deporte y del Ocio |
| Creative Commons Licenses: | Recognition - No derivative works - Non commercial |
Abstract
Objective:
In this study, the authors assessed the effects of a structured, moderate-intensity exercise program during the entire length of pregnancy on a woman’s method of delivery.
Methods:
A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 290 healthy pregnant Caucasian (Spanish) women with a singleton gestation who were randomly assigned to either an exercise (n=138) or a control (n=152) group. Pregnancy outcomes, including the type of delivery, were measured at the end of the pregnancy.
Results:
The percentage of cesarean and instrumental deliveries in the exercise group were lower than in the control group (15.9%, n=22; 11.6%, n=16 vs. 23%, n=35; 19.1%, n=29, respectively; p=0.03). The overall health status of the newborn as well as other pregnancy outcomes were unaffected.
Conclusions:
Based on these results, a supervised program of moderate-intensity exercise performed throughout pregnancy was associated with a reduction in the rate of cesarean sections and can be recommended for healthy women in pregnancy.
More information
| Item ID: | 16795 |
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| DC Identifier: | https://oa.upm.es/16795/ |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:oa.upm.es:16795 |
| DOI: | 10.3109/14767058.2012.696165 |
| Deposited by: | Memoria Investigacion |
| Deposited on: | 30 Oct 2014 11:45 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2023 06:36 |
