Danielle Symons Downs|Lisa Chasan?Taber|Kelly R. Evenson|Jenn A. Leiferman|Seon Ae Yeo
Physical Activity and Pregnancy
Pennsylvania State University|University of Massachusetts Amherst|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|Colorado School of Public Health|University of Colorado Denver|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
review provide researchers practitioners overview physical activity pregnancy literature promote prenatal physical activity improve measurement elucidate role activity reducing maternal health complications inform future researchwe examined past present physical activity pregnancy studies highlight key papers focus maternal health outcomes best inform physical activity promotion effortswe discuss historical overview prenatal physical activity relative physical activity guidelines changed time evidence effect prenatal activity maternalfetal health outcomes affected clinical recommendations b existing tools challenges associated measuring prenatal physical activity c empirical evidence multilevel determinants prenatal activity guide future intervention work empirical evidence prenatal activity adverse maternal outcomes gestational diabetes mellitus preeclampsia excessive gestational weight gain observational intervention studies e summaryrecommendations future research practicethe physical activity pregnancy literature evolved past 50 years sufficient empirical evidence support promotion moderatetovigorous prenatal physical activity maternal health benefits future studies interventions carefully designed theoretically driven include validated reliable activity measures researchers practitioners also consider multifaceted determinants outcomes prenatal physical activity intervene promote physical activity pregnancy