title: Exercise during pregnancy improves maternal glucose screen at 24-28 weeks: a randomised controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The influence of an exercise programme performed by healthy pregnant women on maternal glucose tolerance was studied.
  
  
  METHODS
  A physical activity (PA, land/aquatic activities) programme during the entire pregnancy (three sessions per week) was conducted by a qualified instructor. 83 healthy pregnant women were randomly assigned to either an exercise group (EG, n=40) or a control (CG, n=43) group. 50 g maternal glucose screen (MGS), maternal weight gain and several pregnancy outcomes were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Significant differences were found between study groups on the 50 g MGS. Values corresponding to the EG (103.8 ± 20.4 mg/dl) were better than those of the CG (126.9 ± 29.5 mg/dl), p=0.000. In addition, no differences in maternal weight gain and no cases of gestational diabetes in EG versus 3 in CG (7%) (p>0.05) were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A moderate PA programme performed during pregnancy improves levels of maternal glucose tolerance.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Actividad Física y del Deporte - INEF, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain. barakatruben@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ruben
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barakat
authors.forename: Yaiza
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cordero
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coteron
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luaces
authors.forename: Rocio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Montejo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000097:blood / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011262:Pregnancy Trimester, Second; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D015430:Weight Gain / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose