A randomized clinical trial of exercise during pregnancy to prevent gestational diabetes mellitus and improve pregnancy outcome in overweight and obese pregnant women

• Published in: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology Vol. 216; no. 4; pp. 340 - 351
• Main Authors: Wang, Chen, Wei, Yumei, Zhang, Xiaoming, Zhang, Yue, Xu, Qianqian, Sun, Yiying, Su, Shiping, Zhang, Li, Liu, Chunhong, Feng, Yaru, Shou, Chong, Guelfi, Kym J., Newnham, John P., Yang, Huixia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2017
• Subjects: Adult; adverse pregnancy outcome; Cesarean Section - statistics & numerical data; China - epidemiology; Diabetes, Gestational - prevention & control; Exercise; Female; Fetal Macrosomia - epidemiology; Gestational Age; gestational diabetes mellitus; Humans; Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced - epidemiology; Infant, Newborn; Insulin Resistance; obesity; Obesity - therapy; Obstetrics and Gynecology; overweight; Overweight - therapy; Pregnancy; pregnant women; Premature Birth - epidemiology; Prospective Studies; Weight Gain; exercise; adverse pregnancy outcome; pregnant women; gestational diabetes mellitus; overweight; obesity

Obesity and being overweight are becoming epidemic, and indeed, the proportion of such women of reproductive age has increased in recent times. Being overweight or obese prior to pregnancy is a risk factor for gestational diabetes mellitus, and increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcome for bot...