title: Prescribing exercise for prevention and treatment of gestational diabetes: review of suggested recommendations.
abstract: Exercise has been proved to be safe during pregnancy and to offer benefits for both mother and fetus; moreover, physical activity may represent a useful tool for gestational diabetes prevention and treatment. Therefore, all women in uncomplicated pregnancy should be encouraged to engage in physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle. However, exercise in pregnancy needs a careful medical evaluation to exclude medical or obstetric contraindications to exercise, and an appropriate prescription considering frequency, intensity, type and duration of exercise, to carefully balance between potential benefits and potential harmful effects. Moreover, some precautions related to anatomical and functional adaptations observed during pregnancy should be taken into consideration. This review summarized the suggested recommendations for physical activity among pregnant women with focus on gestational diabetes.
authors.affiliation: a U.O. Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana , Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bianchi
authors.affiliation: b U.O. Ginecologia ed Ostetricia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana , Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Lorella
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Battini
authors.affiliation: a U.O. Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana , Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aragona
authors.affiliation: c U.O.C. Diabetologia e Malattie Metaboliche, Ospedale di Livorno , Livorno , Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lencioni
authors.affiliation: d U.O. Ostetricia e Ginecologia, Ospedale di Arezzo , Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Serena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ottanelli
authors.affiliation: b U.O. Ginecologia ed Ostetricia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana , Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Matilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.affiliation: e U.O. Diabetologia, Ospedale di Prato , Prato , Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.affiliation: f U.O.S. Diabetologia, Ospedale di Lucca , Lucca , Italy.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cuccuru
authors.affiliation: g U.O.C. Diabetologia, Ospedale di Pistoia , Pistoia , Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Bellis
authors.affiliation: h U.O.S. Diabetologia, Ospedale di Carrara , Carrara , Italy.
authors.forename: Mary Liana
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.affiliation: i U.O.S. Diabetologia e Malattie Metaboliche, Nuovo Ospedale San Giovanni di Dio , Firenze , Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leopardi
authors.affiliation: j U.O. Diabetologia, Ospedale di Grosseto , Grosseto , Italy , and.
authors.forename: Gigliola
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sabbatini
authors.affiliation: b U.O. Ginecologia ed Ostetricia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana , Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bottone
authors.affiliation: k Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale , Università di Pisa , Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Miccoli
authors.affiliation: b U.O. Ginecologia ed Ostetricia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana , Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trojano
authors.affiliation: b U.O. Ginecologia ed Ostetricia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana , Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Giovanna
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Salerno
authors.affiliation: k Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Sperimentale , Università di Pisa , Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Del Prato
authors.affiliation: a U.O. Malattie Metaboliche e Diabetologia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana , Pisa , Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertolotto
mesh_terms: D016640:Diabetes, Gestational / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Exercise; gestational diabetes; pregnancy