Cardiac function in newborns of obese women and the effect of exercise during pregnancy. A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of maternal obesity is rising. Pre-pregnancy obesity is associated with later cardiovascular disease in the child and the underlying pathogenesis begins in early life. Therefore, pregnancy and infancy are key periods for potential intervention. The aim of this study was to study the cardiac function in newborns of obese women compared to newborns of normal-weight women, and to determine if exercise intervention during pregnancy could have an effect on cardiac function of newborns to obese women.

Material and methods

Fifty-five pregnant women, 51 obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) and four overweight (BMI 28-30 kg/m2), were randomized to an exercise training group (n = 27) or a control group (standard maternity care, n = 28). From gestational week 14 until deliv

SUBMITTER: Nyrnes SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5983429 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature