The impact of an exercise intervention on C - reactive protein during pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

C-reactive protein (CRP) during pregnancy has been associated with adverse maternal outcomes such as preeclampsia and gestational diabetes mellitus. Randomized trials suggest that exercise programs may be associated with reductions in CRP in non-pregnant populations; however, such studies have not been conducted among pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of an individually-tailored motivationally-matched exercise intervention on CRP in pregnant women.

Methods

The Behaviors Affecting Baby and You study was a randomized controlled trial of prenatal physical activity to prevent the development of gestational diabetes mellitus in women at increased risk. Women were randomized to either a 12-week exercise intervention (n = 84) or a compa

SUBMITTER: Hawkins M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4479080 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature