Physical activity in pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes

• Main Authors: Adriana Sousa Rêgo (Author), Maria Teresa Seabra Soares de Britto e Alves (Author), Rosângela Fernandes Lucena Batista (Author), Cecília Claúdia Costa Ribeiro (Author), Heloísa Bettiol (Author), Viviane Cunha Cardoso (Author), Marco Antonio Barbieri (Author), Flávia Helen Furtado Loureiro (Author), Antonio Augusto Moura da Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz.
• Subjects: article
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This study focused on the association between physical activity in the second trimester of pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcomes: low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth (PTB), and intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR). The study used a sample from the BRISA cohort, São Luís, Maranhão State, Br...