Sport TK Vol 7, Nº 2 (2018)

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    The Impact of Physical Activity during Pregnancy on Weight Gain and Delivery Outcomes
    (Murcia: Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 2018) Gimunová, Marta; Zvonař, Martin; Švancara, Jan; Kukla, Lubomír
    Abstract: Background: Regular physical activity during pregnancy has been previously associated with preventing delivery complications; how- ever, the current evidence is inconsistent. herefore, this study analyzes how physical activity afects pre-term birth, Apgar score in the irst minute, birth weight, induction of labor, cesarean section, use of analgesia and an- esthesia, duration of the second stage of labor and pregnancy weight gain. Methods: he study population, selected from European Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood consisted of 2,921 women. Physical activity data were obtained via questionnaires self-administered during the second trimester, while data associated with delivery were obtained via questionnaires administrated by health care professionals. A univariate analysis was used to evaluate the inluence of physical activity on delivery complications. he efect of physical activity on weight gain during preg- nancy and the second stage of labor duration were tested using a Mann- Whitney test and a one-sample t-test, respectively. Results: Analyzed delivery outcomes were found to be afected by maternal age, pre-pregnancy body mass and the number of previous live births. Nei- ther particular physical activities nor their volume were found to inluence delivery complications or the duration of the second stage of labor. Howev- er, physical activities such as aerobics, keep it exercise, swimming, weight training and cycling were found to afect weight gain during pregnancy. Conclusions: Results of this study conirms that current physical activity recommendations for healthy pregnant women are linked to no negative efects on either the delivery or the unborn baby.