Exercise FITT-V during pregnancy: Association with birth outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prenatal exercise improves birth outcomes, but research into exercise dose-response effects is limited.

Methods

This study is a retrospective, secondary analysis of pooled data from three blinded, prospective, randomized controlled trials. Prenatal exercise frequency, intensity, type, time, and volume (FITT-V) were assessed in supervised sessions throughout pregnancy. Gestational age (GA), neonatal resting heart rate (rHR), morphometrics (body circumferences, weight-to-length and ponderal index) Apgar and reflex scores, and placental measures were obtained at birth. Stepwise regressions and Pearson correlations determined associations between FITT-V and birth outcomes.

Results

Prenatal exercise frequency reduces ponderal index (R² = 0.15, F = 2.7

SUBMITTER: Claiborne A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11706359 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature