Exercise in pregnancy. II. Fetal responses.
Healthy pregnant women underwent a mild exercise study to evaluate the effects of this amount of work on their fetuses. The results indicated that there were no direct correlations between exercise and fetal body or breathing movements at this particular work intensity (2.33 m). We found a relationship between the maternal sympathetic activity as reflected in epinephrine levels and the degree of fetal activity.
D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D009068:Movement; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011247:Pregnancy; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D012119:Respiration
D001786:Blood Glucose; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine