Why the study?
Does walking exercise compared to stretching exercise reduce the incidence of preeclampsia in high-risk pregnant women who were sedentary and had previously experienced preeclampsia?
Population
79 high-risk pregnant women who were sedentary and had previously experienced preeclampsia.
Comparison
Walking exercise five times a week until the end… vs Stretching exercise following a 40-minute…
Design
RCT, Randomized to either the walking group or the stretching group
Follow-up
Until the end of pregnancy
Authors
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Stretching reduced preeclampsia incidence versus walking in high-risk women; challenges aerobic exercise preference and warrants larger confirmatory trials.
Does walking exercise compared to stretching exercise reduce the incidence of preeclampsia in high-risk pregnant women who were sedentary and had previously experienced preeclampsia?
In high-risk pregnant women, regular stretching exercises were associated with a lower incidence of preeclampsia and higher antioxidant markers compared to walking.
Yeo et al. (2008) studied this question.
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