Key result
Maternal exercise during uncomplicated pregnancies appears well tolerated by the fetus and may have beneficial effects on autonomic control of fetal heart rate and variability.
Why the study?
Does maternal exercise affect fetal heart rate and autonomic control in uncomplicated pregnancies?
Population
Pregnant women with uncomplicated pregnancies and their fetuses
Design
Review
Authors
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Supports exercise safety in uncomplicated pregnancies; leaves open confirmation of fetal autonomic benefits in prospective trials.
Does maternal exercise affect fetal heart rate and autonomic control in uncomplicated pregnancies?
Maternal exercise in uncomplicated pregnancies is well tolerated and may improve fetal autonomic heart rate control.
Manju Monga (2016) conducted a review in Pregnancy. Maternal exercise was evaluated on Fetal heart rate response and variability. Maternal exercise during uncomplicated pregnancies appears well tolerated by the fetus and may have beneficial effects on autonomic control of fetal heart rate and variability.
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