Key result
Exercise during pregnancy and normal physiological adaptations influence maternal and fetal cardiovascular development, as well as offspring cardiac changes after birth.
Why the study?
How does exercise during pregnancy affect maternal and fetal cardiovascular physiology?
Population
Pregnant women and their fetuses/offspring
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports exercise counseling in pregnancy; leaves open causal offspring effects pending prospective trials.
How does exercise during pregnancy affect maternal and fetal cardiovascular physiology?
This review summarizes the current understanding of maternal and fetal cardiovascular adaptations to pregnancy and exercise.
Linda E. May (2015) conducted a review in Pregnancy. Exercise during pregnancy was evaluated. Exercise during pregnancy and normal physiological adaptations influence maternal and fetal cardiovascular development, as well as offspring cardiac changes after birth.
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