Physical Activity and Pregnancy Cardiovascular Adaptations, Recommendations and Pregnancy Outcomes

• Published in: Sports medicine (Auckland) Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 493 - 507
• Main Authors: Melzer, Katarina, Schutz, Yves, Boulvain, Michel, Kayser, Bengt
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2010; Adis International; Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; Delivery, Obstetric; Delivery. Postpartum. Lactation; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Female; Fetal Development; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Guidelines as Topic; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Health aspects; Humans; Labor, Obstetric - physiology; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mother. Fetoplacental unit. Mammary gland. Milk; Oxygen Consumption - physiology; Pregnancy - physiology; Pregnancy Outcome; Pregnancy. Parturition. Lactation; Pregnant women; Review Article; Sports Medicine; Vertebrates: body movement. Posture. Locomotion. Flight. Swimming. Physical exercise. Rest. Sports; Vertebrates: reproduction; United States; Physical Activity Recommendation; Maternal Weight Gain; Moderate Physical Activity; Fetal Heart Rate; Physical Activity; Physical exercise; Pregnancy; Human; Physical training; Female; Delivery; Circulatory system; Review; Puerperium; Recommendation; Adaptation

Regular physical activity is associated with improved physiological, metabolic and psychological parameters, and with reduced risk of morbidity and mortality. Current recommendations aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of nonpregnant subjects advise that an accumulation of ≥30 minutes of mod...