No Need for a Pregnant Pause: Physical Activity May Reduce the Occurrence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Preeclampsia

Overview

Journal Exerc Sport Sci Rev

Specialty Orthopedics

Date 2005 Jul 12

PMID 16006822

Citations 52

Authors

Jennifer C Dempsey

Carole L Butler

Michelle A Williams

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Abstract

Available data, though sparse, consistently show that women who engage in recreational physical activity during pregnancy have approximately 50% reduction in the risk for gestational diabetes mellitus compared with inactive women. Physically active women have approximately 40% reduction in preeclampsia risk. Available data support the American College of Obstetrician and Gynecologists' recommendations that promote exercise during pregnancy.

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