Exercise during pregnancy--potential fetal and placental metabolic effects.
Exercise during pregnancy has become an important topic with the recent popularity of physical fitness programs among the non-pregnant population. Various physiological effects of exercise have been reported in several animal species, and there are some reports of physiological effects in pregnant women which will be reviewed.
D000818:Animals; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D001831:Body Temperature; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008660:Metabolism; D005082:Physical Exertion; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011270:Pregnancy, Animal; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply