March 1, 2002Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
Exercise in Pregnancy: How Safe Is It?
Why the study?
Does regular exercise in pregnancy improve physiological and clinical outcomes in pregnant women?
Population
Pregnant women (including diabetic mothers) without specific obstetric or medical contraindications
Comparison
Regular exercise in pregnancy (EIP) vs Sedentary pregnant women and nonpregnant controls
Design
Review
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports recommending exercise in uncomplicated pregnancies; leaves open optimal regimens and outcomes in high-risk groups.
Structured PICO
Does regular exercise in pregnancy improve physiological and clinical outcomes in pregnant women?
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Population
Pregnant women (including diabetic mothers) without specific obstetric or medical contraindications
I
Intervention
Regular exercise in pregnancy (EIP)
C
Comparator
Sedentary pregnant women and nonpregnant controls
Regular exercise during pregnancy is safe and offers multiple physiological and symptomatic benefits for mothers without specific contraindications.
Cite This Study
Arena et al. (2002) studied this question.