Aerobic exercise during pregnancy.
A critical review of the current literature on aerobic exercise during pregnancy shows a lack of conclusive evidence supporting either the safety or danger of exercise to the fetal-maternal unit. There is no clinically significant effect on fetal outcome. The recommendations of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists are presented and reviewed, and implications for family practitioners are discussed.
Department of Family Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo 14208.
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D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply