The effect of exercise during pregnancy on gestational diabetes mellitus in normal-weight women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 440 - 9
• Main Authors: Ming, Wai-Kit, Ding, Wenjing, Zhang, Casper J. P., Zhong, Lieqiang, Long, Yuhang, Li, Zhuyu, Sun, Cong, Wu, Yanxin, Chen, Hanqing, Chen, Haitian, Wang, Zilian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 12.11.2018; BMC
• Subjects: Birth Weight; Cesarean section; Cesarean Section - statistics & numerical data; Clinical trials; Diabetes; Diabetes, Gestational - epidemiology; Diabetes, Gestational - etiology; Evidence-based medicine; Exercise; Exercise - physiology; Female; Gestational Age; Gestational diabetes; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Gestational Weight Gain - physiology; Health risk assessment; Humans; Ideal Body Weight - physiology; Infant, Newborn; Intervention; Lifestyles; Meta-analysis; Metabolism; Obesity; Odds Ratio; Physical fitness; Pregnancy; Premature birth; Systematic review; Womens health; Gestational diabetes mellitus; Systematic review; Exercise; Meta-analysis

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most common complications during pregnancy, and it has both short- and long-term adverse effects on the health of mothers and fetuses. To investigate the effect of exercise during pregnancy on the occurrence of GDM among normal-weight pregnant women....