Key result
Supervised weekly exercise during pregnancy exaggerated the progressive reductions in baroreceptor sensitivity (0.046 < p < 0.002) and heart rate variability (p < 0.029).
Why the study?
Does supervised weekly exercise influence baroreceptor sensitivity in healthy pregnant women?
Population
81 healthy pregnant women
Comparison
Supervised weekly exercise classes from the 20th… vs Control group (no supervised weekly exercise)
Design
RCT, randomly assigned
Follow-up
12 weeks following birth
Authors
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Weekly exercise may exaggerate antenatal BRS reductions; leaves open effects on outcomes and need for modified guidance in prospective trials.
RCT (n=81)
randomly assigned
Does supervised weekly exercise influence baroreceptor sensitivity in healthy pregnant women?
p-value: p=0.046 < p < 0.002
Supervised weekly exercise during pregnancy exaggerates the physiological reductions in baroreceptor sensitivity and heart rate variability, likely reflecting diminished parasympathetic activity.
Carpenter et al. (2016) conducted an RCT in Healthy pregnancy (n=81). Supervised weekly exercise vs. Control group was evaluated on Baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS) (p=0.046 < p < 0.002). Supervised weekly exercise during pregnancy exaggerated the progressive reductions in baroreceptor sensitivity (0.046 < p < 0.002) and heart rate variability (p < 0.029).
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